IOS password generated by the access point Wi-Fi hacked in 50 seconds

As you know, users of iOS devices have the ability to make your gadget from a personal point of access Wi-Fi. For this system generates a random password, which is designed to protect against unauthorized connections to the device, thus ensuring a certain level of security connection. According to ZDNeTA group of researchers found that not so this password and a random ...

Three researchers from the University of Erlangen in Germany claim that they are able to crack the password is automatically generated by the access point Wi-Fi in iOS for 50 seconds. First curious researchers involved GPU AMD Radeon HD 6990, which helped to find out that the system uses 52,500 combinations to create a password. Right key managed to pick up in 50 minutes. But then the German attackers have found that when the password is generated from the 52500 available combinations is used only in 1842. Inspired by the new knowledge, researchers involved four more powerful AMD Radeon HD 7970 and were able to significantly speed up the process, reducing the time to break 50 seconds.

At the same time, the University of Erlangen say that Apple's decision still relatively safe, because other manufacturers are paying much less attention to security Wi-Fi-connection. In his report researchers call Apple and others to complicate password generation system and to treat this issue more responsibly.