(Urgent) Windows 7 help

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hatter

Level F
The process to find the number of networks available in the range, one has to click the ‘connections’ icon displayed on the task bar of computer screen. Then the security code or password provided by the service operator is fed to connect to the wi-fi network of choice and access Internet. The password is automatically encrypted to protect the wi-fi network from any unauthorised access.

But in Windows 7 the ‘hidden’ password can be deciphered. On entering ‘open network sharing centre’ and clicking ‘manage wireless connection’, the user finds ‘check network properties’ through which one can enter security zone, where lies ‘network key’ in asterisks. There one also finds a provision ‘show characters’ which when clicked, deciphers password and displays it on the screen.
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I am away from windows 7 for now but need to check how trues is this statement... can somebody do it and see if this poses a security risk?
 
Yes, it's true

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And is it a security risk and how? I assume that you can see the password only after connecting to a network (and that will require you have prior knowledge of the password)
 
morgoth said:
And is it a security risk and how? I assume that you can see the password only after connecting to a network (and that will require you have prior knowledge of the password)
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Yup. You are right. You can't see unless you connected and the box will show just what you have entered as passkey. :)
 
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