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Wi-Fi Protected Access: Strong, Standards-Based, Interoperable Security for TodayÂ’s Wi-Fi Networks

Overview The Wi-Fi Alliance, working in conjunction with the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), has brought a strong interoperable Wi-Fi security specification to market in the form of Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA). WPA greatly increases the level of over-the-air data protection and access control on existing and future Wi-Fi networks. It addresses all known weaknesses of Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP), the original native security mechanism in the 802.11 standard.

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Publisher	Wi-Fi Alliance	File Format	PDF
Date Published	April 2003	Downloads	4
Format	White Papers
Topics	Wireless LAN, 802.11, Mobile - Wireless Communications

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