CRN

WPA Brings Significant Improvements To WLAN Security

WPA brings several security improvements to the airwaves. WPA uses Temporal Key Integrity Protocol (TKIP), which replaces WEP's 40-bit static key with a 128-bit dynamically assigned key. That ...
Houston Chronicle

How to Switch an iMac From WEP to WPA Security

Your iMac's wireless networking system can connect to just about any wireless network. As of the date of publication, it supports Wireless-A/B/G/N networking on both the 2.4 and 5.0 GHz bands. The ...
ZDNet

Don't assume WPA2 is more secure than WPA

AirDefense recently did a Wireless LAN security survey of New York City retailers where they declared two thirds of retailers insecure according to John Cox's story. According to the AirDefense survey ...
Yahoo

The Evolution of Wi-Fi Security: Why WPA Matters

Using WPA on your phone. Wi-Fi Protected Access is a Wi-Fi security technology developed in response to the weaknesses of Wired Equivalent Privacy standards. It ...
Network World

How can WPA be more secure than WEP?

It should be acknowledged that WPA with pre-shared keys can be cracked if IT management unwisely uses straightforward passwords. However, this is not a weakness in WPA security, but rather a potential ...
CRN

'New' WPA Security Breach Discussed During Ratification Process

The flaw is not newly-discovered but rather was discussed during the ratification process, according to the paper's author, Robert Moskowitz, senior technical director for ICSA Labs. Network equipment ...
eWeek

WPA To Whip Wireless Security into Shape

eWeek content and product recommendations are editorially independent. We may make money when you click on links to our partners. Learn More Wired Equivalent Privacy ...
eWeek

Wireless Security: WPA Step by Step

eWEEK content and product recommendations are editorially independent. We may make money when you click on links to our partners. Learn More. Even if youve enabled WEP (Wired Equivalency Protocol) ...
Redmond Magazine

Organizations Urged To Update WPA After Security Crack

A team of security researchers this week demonstrated an attack confirming that the Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA) protocol can be compromised. The good news, for vanilla WPA users at least, is that the ...
EDN

Intersil provides WPA security software for WLANs

Milpitas, Calif. — Intersil has unveiled a Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA) software upgrade for current PRISM-based Wireless Local Area Networking (WLAN) client and access point products. WPA is the ...
GIGAZINE

New standard of Wi-Fi security 'WPA 3' has appeared, it also copes with the vulnerability of WPA 2 and makes hacking difficult

With WPA 2, Wi-Fi compatible terminals such as PCs and smartphones can join the network using an authentication procedure called 4-way handshake. However, by intentionally manipulating communication ...