Chapter 4. WEP Security
IN THIS CHAPTER
Wireless transmissions are available to hackers as well as authorized users. However, the IEEE 802.11 standard does include some measure of protection. This protection, known as the Wired Equivalency Privacy (WEP) protocol, defines a set of instructions and rules by which wireless data can be transmitted over the airwaves with at least a modicum of security.
At its birth, many believed that WEP offered impenetrable resistance to hackers. However, as wireless networks began to grow in popularity, a group of scientists discovered a serious flaw. Although these scientists themselves merely theorized about the weakness, their basic research unleashed a wave of security ...
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