Best password encryption at home?

What is the ideal password encryption for home use? BTW, i use Cisco WRT54G Wireless Router...


Yes, i know it's ancient

 

For wireless, use WPA2-AES and if you don't have that option then try WPA-TKIP. WEP would be my last choice.

 

Ancient or not WRT54G supports WPA2 + AES so you should use it- as mentioned by aylafan it's by far the best of the three.

 

Thank you. WPA2-AES is good enough

Will do. Thanks

 

Also, you could tell the router to stop broadcasting its SSID. It's not much of a security feature (it's relatively easy to find the SSID anyway), but it can stop a typical bored teenaged script kiddie from attempting to break into your network simply because he can't see your network.

Definitely use WPA2-AES, and make sure you have a strong password too. Perhaps you could try using something like KeePass to generate a random, long, complex password. Make your laptop remember the password so you don't have a problem connecting.

 

I use a Linksys (cisco) WRT54GL at home with tomato loaded up on it. It takes about 5 minutes to set up the following:

1) wpa2-aes (easy peasy)
2) 12+ ascii character passcode (how often are you going to have to put this in anyway?)
3) turn off broadcasting (or name the SSID VirusEXE, same effect)
4) turn on MAC filtering (you will need to permit access for every person who connects)
5) forget about everything you just did and never touch it again.

 

6) Backup your router's settings and save it to a safe location (your laptop's HDD, CD, flashdrivde, whatever). If something goes wrong on the router and you need to reset, you won't have to go through steps 1 through 5 again.

 

Actually hiding your SSID is a bad move. It breaks connectivity for many devices, requires the connecting devices to probe for the hidden SSID router even when not near it. Microsoft Technet Article

tl;dr

It accomplishes nothing useful and might provide a false sense of security. WPA2-AES is all you need.