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Message-ID: <AANLkTikPdBopVeTyXuRP+6OBx1N3DX2hK_HsYoxDNKOO@mail.gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 11 Aug 2010 13:10:27 -0600
From: RB <aoz.syn@...il.com>
To: john-users@...ts.openwall.com
Subject: Re: WEP cracking

On Wed, Aug 11, 2010 at 11:54, Meyer, Bruce <bdmeyer@....sc.gov> wrote:
> I was provided a WEP Key and asked to see if I can crack it.

If I understand you correctly, there's nothing to crack.  Cracking
gets the key, and you have the key.

Perhaps you mean derive the "password" that was used to generate the
hex key you have?  There are simple, standard routines for that
conversion that can be reversed - no cracking necessary.

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