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Safe! (for now): a band-aid for your security until the real thing comes along.(Wireless)(Wi-Fi Protected Access)(Brief Article)
Wireless computer networks based on the 802.11b and 802.11a standards are fast, cheap--and easy to hack. More-secure 802.11i hardware is at least a year away. But an interim specification from the Wi-Fi Alliance standards body called Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA) should make it tougher for airborne invaders to crack Wi-Fi networks.
WPA offers better ways to filter out unauthorized users and stiffens encryption to block snoopers from reading intercepted messages. Unlike some proprietary solutions, WPA encryption works across all brands of equipment.
You will have to replace every Wi-Fi card and access point on your network or upgrade them with WPA software. "It's all or nothing," warns Keith Waryas, IDC wireless research director, who ...
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...successfully completed Wi~Fi Protected Access interoperability testing...certification. The first Wi~Fi Protected Access-enabled products were available...and later this year Wi-Fi Protected Access support will be required in...
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- Press release article from: Business Wire July 7, 2003 700+ words
...Wireless LAN Bridge part, eligible for Wi-Fi Protected Access certification. A Wi-Fi Protected Access(TM) (WPA) software upgrade to existing...an essential component of the Wi-Fi Protected Access security solution and of the upcoming...
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- Press release article from: PR Newswire November 1, 2004 700+ words
...that includes support for Wi-Fi Protected Access 2 (WPA2), the next generation...AES; its predecessor, Wi-Fi Protected Access(TM) (WPA(TM)) uses...authentication methods, and Wi-Fi Protected Access 2 (WPA2), Wi-Fi Protected...
- Wi-Fi Alliance announces standards-based security solution to replace WEP;...
- Press release article from: M2 Presswire October 31, 2002 700+ words
...solution to replace WEP; Wi-Fi Protected Access provides strong, standards...standards effort called Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA) to replace the existing...OpenSection/pdf/Wi-Fi_Protected_Access_QA.pdf WPA Overview...
- Wi-Fi Alliance Selects Networld+Interop 2003 As Launch Pad For First Round Of...
- News wire article from: Canadian Corporate News April 25, 2003 700+ words
...newest security solution, Wi-Fi Protected Access(TM), at NetWorld+Interop...technologies on the market. "Wi-Fi Protected Access sets a new standard for interoperable...certification. The first Wi-Fi Protected Access-enabled products will be...
- INPROCOMM Announces Wi-Fi Protected Access Certification; First Taiwan-based...
- Press release article from: Business Wire July 2, 2003 700+ words
...innovative Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) integrated circuits (ICs), announced today that it has passed Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA) Certification. WPA combines IEEE 802.1X and TKIP (Temporal Key Integrity Protocol) to enhance WEP...
- Microsoft Releases New Standards-Based Wireless Solution to Enhance Security...
- Press release article from: PR Newswire March 31, 2003 700+ words
...XP download to support Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA), a new standards...With standards-based Wi-Fi Protected Access, customers can have more confidence...safer and more secure." Wi-Fi Protected Access increases security on two fronts...
- Synad announces support for Wi-Fi protected access; Mercury chipset offers...
- Press release article from: M2 Presswire April 28, 2003 700+ words
...announces support for Wi-Fi protected access; Mercury chipset offers advanced...announced that it supports Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA). Products based on...can now be submitted for Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA) certification. WPA...