Cracking RC4 Algorithm.

                    Cryptography has been used since the period of Julius Ceaser and also been used still now because of the increase in cyber threats. one of the algorithm that is considered to be  secure and unbreakable is #RC4. Recently a method has been developed to crack the RC4 algorithm.

                     Cryptography is the art of making the message unknown to anyone who are intercepting it unless it is an intended recipient. #RC4 is one such algorithm that has been used in many protocols like

SSL
TLS
WPA
WEP
Microsoft RDP

                    These services are working on RC4 as their shell for protection. In 2013 a method has been proposed by which the algorithm can be cracked in 2000 hours and the method proposed now requires only 312 to 776 hours for cracking.

                     The success rate is believed to be 94 % which is too bad still 50 % of the services are running on RC4 algorithm.

                      The  method for exploitation can be found as follows

                      It takes only 75 hours to crack the key with 94 % accuracy and the video covering the attack can be found here.

                     The whitepaper detailing about the attack can be found here.

P.S : The post is to create awareness and not to be misused.