The Evolution of Wi-Fi Security: Why WPA Matters
WPA also includes built-in authentication support that WEP does not. WPA includes support forremote authentication dial-in user serviceservers. The server also holdsextensible authentication protocolmessages. Using WPA on your phone.Shutthiphong Chandaeng / Getty Images It replaces WEP’s weaker packet guarantee, which is calledcyclic redundancy check. What Is WPA-PSK? WPA Pre-Shared Key is a variation of WPA designed for home networks. It’s a simplified but still powerful form of WPA. Similar to WEP, a static key or passphrase is set, but WPA-PSK uses TKIP....