19.06.2013 18:05 Uhr, Quelle: Macrumors

Researchers Crack iOS-Generated Hotspot Passwords in 50 Seconds

When tethering an iPhone or an iPad, iOS users have the option of using an automatically generated password for their personal hotspots, which Apple implemented to provide all users with a secure password option. According to researchers at Germany's University of Erlangen (via ZDNeT), the way that the keys are generated – with a combination of a short English word along with random numbers – is predictable to the point where the researchers are able to crack the hotspot password in less than a minute. In their paper, the three researchers detail the process that they used to figure out the weak spots in the hots

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