"Wireless networks are inherently insecure" (Lawrence, 2018). "Wireless network security primarily protects a wireless network from unauthorized and malicious access attempts". (Technopedia, 2018) There are 3 indispensable wireless security protocols: WEP, WPA, and WPA2, each with their own strengths, and weaknesses. In addition to preventing uninvited guests from connecting to your wireless network, wireless security protocols encrypt your private data as it is being transmitted over the airwaves. To further understand these protocols we need to define each one of them: Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP): The original encryption protocol developed for wireless networks. As its name implies, WEP was designed to provide the same level of security as wired networks. However, WEP has many well-known security flaws, is difficult to configure, and is easily broken. Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA): Introduced as an interim security enhancement over WEP while the 802.11i wire...
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