WiFi Protected Setup Flaw Can Lead to Compromise of Router PINs (wi-fi, wireless)

[plwhit]

FYI:

The US-CERT is warning about a vulnerability in the WiFi Protected Setup standard that reduces the number of attempts it would take an attacker to brute-force the PIN for a wireless router's setup process. The flaw results in too much information about the PIN being returned to an attacker and makes the PIN quite weak, affecting the security of millions of WiFi routers and access points.

https://threatpost.com/en_us/blogs/w...er-pins-122711

[plwhit]

Follow-up

Wi-Fi Protected Setup easily unlocked by security flaw ? The Register

[NHDave]

I knew I was disabling WPS on all my router setups for a reason, just didn't know why.

[plwhit]

Originally Posted by NHDave

I knew I was disabling WPS on all my router setups for a reason, just didn't know why.

Because it meant:

Was
Previously
Secure

?????