SecureEasySetup

SecureEasySetup, or SES is a proprietary technology developed by Broadcom to easily set up wireless LANs with Wi-Fi Protected Access. A user presses a button on the wireless access point, then a button on the device to be set up (printer, etc.) and the wireless network is automatically set up.

This technology has been succeeded by the industry-standard Wi-Fi Protected Setup. However, Wi-Fi Protected Setup was recently broken and has been shown to be easily breakable with brute-force attacks.

References

  • Stephen Lawson (Jul 26, 2005) [http://www.pcworld.com/article/121976/linksys_simplifies_wireless_security.html Linksys Simplifies Wireless Security], IDG News Service
  • Rob Squires (9 January 2005) [https://web.archive.org/web/20110607134437/http://www.theinquirer.net/inquirer/news/1005269/broadcom-hp-close-wi-fi-security-hole Broadcom, HP close wi-fi security hole], The Inquirer
  • Security Now!, Episode 335, recorded January 9, 2012: WiFi Protected (In)Security http://www.grc.com/sn/sn-335.htm