What is a security key

What is a security key? How do I know what my security key is??

If you are referring to a WiFi "security key", and if you are using a Comcast supplied gateway device, and if it hasn't been changed from its default value, it is on a label on the bottom. It's called the "Network Key" on that label.

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What is the security key?

I don't know my security key. I have tried my id and password with noo success.......HELP, please.

sounds like you mean your wifi networks encryption password
as stated non of the rest of us renember your password
if you never changed it then maybe the manual you got with your wifi router tell the default password
otherwise you can connect the appletv by ethernet then the encryption key is not required

I have purchased an iphone4 from Canada n sent to India . I was told that it is unlocked but wn opened in India it appears locked ... Asking for security key ... What to do ?

What is the security key asked while in iphone4 ?

No idea what you're talking about. What EXACTLY is the message you're seeing and where are you seeing it?

Finding the Network Security Key

I bought an HP laptop in August and I have a wireless router at my home. The problem is, when I stay at my father's house every other weekend, I need to access his wireless router in order to gain access to the internet to complete my school work. My older brother, who set up the router, refuses to tell me what the network security key is or where to find it. I need to know, so that I can access the internet to get work done. I haven't been able to find it by myself.

Unfortunately there will be no way to connect wirelessly to this network without having the access key.
But, you should be able to simply use a network cable to plug directly into the router. Provided no other access restrictions are in place, no wireless key is needed to access the network.

TS1398 what password do you have to use to connect to Wifi WPA is it the Security Key or password your provider gives you or ipod password ?

what is password you need to connect to new Wifi ? is it WPA Security Key or password your provider gave you or ipod password ??
None work

The pasword of the wi-fi network to which you are trying to connect.

Time capsule "Security Key"

According to Netflix, I need a "Security Key" for Time capsule so it can connect to my internet ready TV. What is that and how can I find it? I could communicate with the TV until I had to do a hard reset on the router to make the network work. My network is working fine otherwise. Thanks for any help.

You should not change the password on a wireless network unless you also change the name of the wireless network. Various devices store the network name and password information and if you change the password, the device still sees the same network name and thinks that it should use the old password.
Try changing both the name of the wireless network and the password on the Time Capsule.
Access the settings for the wireless network as follows:
Open Macintosh HD > Applications > Utilities > AirPort Utility
Click Manual Setup
Click the Wireless tab below the row of icons
Change the settings for both the Wireless Network Name and Password
Write those down
Click Update to save your new settings
Then look for the name of the new wireless network and enter the new password to connect on all wireless devices

What is a WEP key and how do I find mine?

I'm trying to set up my Wi-Fi connection for my Nintendo DS, and in order to do so, I must enter my WEP key, however, I honestly have no idea what that is, or how to find it. I'm currently using a model wrt54gs v. 4

Try these steps to get the network key from the router. Open
an Internet Explorer browser page.In the address bar type - 192.168.1.1 Leave username blank & in password use admin.Click on the Wireless tab. Now Click on the Sub tab under Wireless > Wireless Security.
Check the security mode and security key .

Connecting MiFi to direct tv. Asks for a security key?

Connecting MiFi to direct tv satellite. It asks for our security key? Any ideas where to find it?

Hello Harveyharvey,
Thank you for reaching out to us. I am glad to see that you are looking into options with using your mifi device. What model mi-fi are you using? Also what exactly are you hooking it up to your Direct TV for? There is usually a given security pin on the devices bottom on a sticker. This can either be directly on the bottom of the device or in the battery door depending on the model. This would be the only password assosciated with the device. Please let us know if you need anymore assistance.
Thank you,
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Ipod billing screen wont take valid security key?

Alright, so my credit card time expired for apple. So I go in a select a new date for it to expire the next time. But when I put in the security key for my card it keeps saying invalid key.(note this is on my ipod touch). The problem is, the key I have IS valid. So I went into my apple account(on the apple site) and put in the key, it takes it and everything. When I use my ipod and go to download music, applications, or updates it tells me I have to sign in. So I do, but than it takes me into a screen with my billing info asking for the security key and to set a new experation date. Again. I did all it asked for, hit done, selected a county, but it sends me back to the screen once again saying the key is invalid. The apple site will take they key and say its valid, but on my ipod it says its invalid... So I tried going in and re-entering my credit card info and etc.on the site and it worked, for the site anyways, not the ipod. So basically my problem here is: Itouch billing info screen wont take valid security key.
Ive tried re-entering my info, making sure the adresses and everyting are the same, but nothing seems to work and I cant download anything to my ipod until this works. Please help!
NOTE: Please dont send me a link to the part of the apple site telling me to redo my info, like I said, I already tried that.

I am having the same exact problem. It's like I am not putting the right information, but I have quadruple checked several times. It asks for me to put in a a new security code then it takes me to city/county and it only has one option(which is the right one. I don't understand what is happening...I mean we have 3 people who have the same problem..is there an answer to this?

What is my license key # ????

What is my license key #. I cannot open pdf documents withour it????

Here is all I have on adobe. If you can get a license key out
of all this, your a better man than I.
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What Are the Security Implications of not Completely Signing Database?

Hello everyone,
What are the security implications of not completely signing the database?
From http://www.archlinux.org/pacman/ ,
The following quote implies that the database exists merely just in case hand tweaking is necessary:
maintains a text-based package database (more of a hierarchy), just in case some hand tweaking is necessary.
However, considering that there are cases that pacman's local database needs to be restored, there are implications that the database is essential for pacman to function properly.
From https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Ho … l_Database :
Restore pacman's local database
Signs that pacman needs a local database restoration:
- pacman -Q gives absolutely no output, and pacman -Syu erroneously reports that the system is up to date.
- When trying to install a package using pacman -S package, and it outputs a list of already satisfied dependencies.
- When testdb (part of pacman) reports database inconsistency.
Most likely, pacman's database of installed software, /var/lib/pacman/local, has been corrupted or deleted. While this is a serious problem, it can be restored by following the instructions below.
I know that all official packages (from core, extra, community, etc.) are signed so that all files should be safe, but I'm just paranoid.
What if the database was hacked? Will this lead to installation of harmful software?
Sincerely,
Cylinder57
Last edited by Cylinder57 (2012-10-15 03:42:31)

Cylinder57 wrote:
From this quote:
Allan wrote:But, the OP (also?) talks about the local package database on his computer. That is not signed at all as there is no point. If someone can modify that, then they can regenerate the signature, or just modify any other piece of software on your computer.
Is it going to be easy for anyone other than the authorized user to modify the local package database?
Allan basically answered that with the quote above already as I understand it. Someone who has access to the installation, e.g. is able chrooting your PC via USB, is not held back by any ACLs. However, modifying the local database only makes limited sense because the packages are already installed. Pacman would only recheck, if you re-install a package. The only really relevant attack vector for the package database is
(1) installing an older package with a vulnerability,
(2) re-placing the up-to-date package sig in the local database with the older one and
(3) modifying the system, e.g. via pacman.conf excludes, to not update that.
then also re-installing would not create a sig-error and you get stuck with the bogus old package.
With a signed database this would not be possible. However, as Allan wrote earlier also with a signed database that criminal can manually install (totally leaving pacman & package cache) whatever it needs in this scenario. So, if you are -really- paranoid about that, you probably want to spend (a lot of configuring) time with something like the "aide" package.
Cylinder57 wrote:
And, are the following statements correct:
If the repository databases are modified, the hacker might be able to modify the packages on the server (Considering that if someone can modify the local package database, that person can modify any other piece of software on that particular computer.)
However, pacman won't let users from installing the modified packages (due to package signing,) unless at one person with access is bribed (at least, for an individual package.)
I don't know the intricacies of the server infrastructure - only saw they have great names :-), but I am pretty certain your statements assume that correctly. It is pretty unlikely that someone able to modify the central repository database fails at placing a bogus package for shipping with those access rights at this time. Yet it does no harm not to post any details of such a scenario here imo. In any case: A compromised mirror would be enough for that - and easier to achieve (hacked anywhere or e.g. in a non-democratic state). Plus you also answered it yourself. The keys are key for our safety there. Which keeps me hoping that no criminal lawnmover salesmen frequent the Brisbane area.
As you put up a thread about this, one question you can ask yourself is:
Have you always checked on updates new signatures keys which pacman asks about? If you ever pressed "accept/enter" without checking them out-of-band (e.g. the webserver), that compromised mirror database might have just created a "legitimate" key .. user error, but another attack vector the database signing would catch.
edit: Re-thinking the last paragraph just after posting, I now believe it would not be that easy as implied - simply because the bogus key is not trusted by one of the master keys. The pacman pgp trust model should catch that without database signing. At least it would if only the official repositories are activated, but that's a pre-requisite to the whole thread.
Last edited by Strike0 (2012-10-20 23:01:26)

Where can i find security key

im trying to connect my pc to my network with airport extreme and is asking for a security key and icant find it

Security key is your normal wireless network password.
There is a very long 64 digit code which is generated when you enter your password, but this is rarely needed...and rarely helps. You probably do not have room to enter this in the password area as well.
If you want to try this...I doubt that it will help...post back to tell us what operating system you are using on the computer that is is used to configure your AirPort Extreme router.

USB security key not working with Mac

Hello! I have a windows compatible medical program that I am trying to run on parallels on my mac. The program uses a USB security key to work. Mac nor parallels (i have win XP running on it) is detecting my security key. The key is recognized on a different windows XP PC though. any thought??? greatly appreciated!

Hi OGELTHORPE,
My USB stick was originally formatted as MS-DOS (FAT) as default and out of the box. As I understand this is the same as FAT32 on Win (?)
MS-DOS (FAT) configuration was however what led to all of my problems stated above.
That is why I'm confused.
Before writing to the discussion board, I reconfigured the stick to ExFat, based on some similar research, but an article discussion advised the ExFat not to be a stable nor reliable configuration. I do not know why this issue was mentioned, but several users logged this as an issue of the ExFat.
If you have a USB stick meant for Mac use only, not cross-platform, do you alter configuration from MS-DOS (FAT)?
(Primary use is for Mac backup only, I'm willing to give up the cross-platform requirement)
I also don't understand why my Mac didn't detect a second USB stick, prior used on a different Mac.
Thanks!

Security Key Issues

I just got this router from a pawn shop and It seems to be picking it up but its asking for a security key and i dont know it what can i do or need to do thanks

Hi Ladyj09,
Since you do not know the password and you cannot connect wirelessly, we need to temporarily connect your computer to the router via cable to check the settings.
Is there a way to possibly do that?

Need my wireless network security key

I got a laptop and a kindall. Wanted to connect them to my wireless network. A screen asks for the wireless network security key. I have no idea what that is. Went to home computer and tried to copy the key, but I ended up deleting it and now can't connect to my wi-fi on that either. I attempted to restore computer to earlier date in hopes I could get back the code that was set up and when that didn't work, I set the router to default mode by using a pen to hold in button in back 10 to 15 seconds. Nothing has work, and I have no internet connection. I had to use my computer at work to type this. What can I do?

You must hard reset the router by pressing and holding the reset button in back for 30 seconds and release. Wait 10 seconds and power cycle the router. Connect via your browser with a wired computer to 192.168.1.1 username blank, password 'admin'. Now configure the router back to your settings with your new SSID and password. Once done change all your computers to the same password. Write the password down and tape it to the router.

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