Re: Is WPA-PSK WPA2?
- From: John Navas <spamfilter0@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 01 Jul 2006 16:40:30 GMT
On 1 Jul 2006 03:33:52 -0000, Always Thinkin' <anon@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote in <MQ0EXBFK38898.9818518519@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>:
John Navas <spamfilt...@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes:
WPA2 is different from WPA-PSK.
That's true, but from a purely security standpoint, isn't
WPA using AES encryption virtually identical to WPA2?
I'm not saying interchangeable, just functionally equal.
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wi-Fi_Protected_Access#WPA2>:
WPA2 is the certified form of IEEE 802.11i tested by the Wi-Fi
Alliance. WPA2 implements the mandatory elements of 802.11i. In
particular, the Michael algorithm is replaced by a message
authentication code, CCMP, that is considered fully secure and RC4 is
replaced by AES. ...
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