The evolution of wireless security in 802.11 networks: WEP, WPA and 802.11 standards

This paper describes the evolution of wireless security in 802.11 networks. The paper discusses the security weakness of Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) and provides with the interim and ultimate solutions: Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA) and 802.11i standards. The paper begins with an introduction of...

By

Stanley Wong

July 11, 2003

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