WEP Review
WEP defines methods through which wireless data should be secured. Thanks to this standard, a consumer can purchase one brand of WNIC (Wireless Network Interface Card) and assume it will work with another vendor’s access point. In addition, by using a standard like WEP, other vendors can build software and hardware products to augment various aspects of wireless networking without having to rewrite the code for each and every device. This makes for a stronger and more productive market, and helps facilitate commerce—or in this case, the widespread use of wireless networks.
WEP uses the RC4 algorithm to encrypt its data. This is one of the most popular methods of encryption, and is used in various applications, including Secure Sockets ...
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