WPA (or Wi-Fi Protected Access) is today the security standard in wireless networking that
is rapidly replacing the older WEP (Wired Equivalency Privacy)
standard. WPA and its younger sibling WPA2 are newer standards based on
the IEEE 802.11i ratified amendment set out to improve some of the
disadvantages of WEP.
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This wireless security standard is playing today a vital role in the security of wireless networks.
This tutorial is a continuation from the first page: Wireless Wi-Fi network security tutorial 101 (part 1)
WPA Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA & WPA2)
WPA
builds upon WEP, making it more secure by adding extra security
algorithms and mechanisms to fight intrusion. Perhaps
