802.1X Offers Authentication and Key Management

By Jim Geier With 802.11's optional WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy), all access points and client radio NICs on a particular wireless LAN must use the same encryption key. Each sending station encrypts the body of each frame with a WEP key before transmission, and the receiving station decrypts it using an identical key upon reception. This process reduces the risk of someone passively monitoring the transmission and gaining access to the information that the frames are carrying. A major...n

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