Thursday, April 30, 2009

Improving your Wireless Security

So, you have 802.11x in your castle/home/condo/apartment/dorm room/cubicle/cardboard box and you want to secure it better? One of the best options (that's compatible with Windows without installing any additional software) is to use WPA2.

So, you have a RADIUS server and a wireless Access Point (almost any will do)? Why not use WPA2-Enterprise and require users to login with a username/password to access your wireless! If you're running pfsense, you can install the FreeRADIUS server for that, so you don't need another computer running all the time (you still do if you want to be cool, but that's for another post).

I'm still trying to set it up using my pfSense box, and a Fon running DD-WRT. Having some problems with it, not exactly sure what the problem is (don't think the authentication is getting to the radius server, but I'm not sure).

Once I get it working, I'll post a mini how-to, as well as all the options you can use.

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