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latest and most effective. TKIP is the encryption protocol that was first introduced with WPA,
but it provides less comprehensive protection than does AES.
The original 802.11 wireless communication specification standard included WEP for wireless
security. Still widely used today, WEP security provides some security protection, but can be
vulnerable to attack. Use WEP in cases where the access point does not support higher level
security and security is a consideration in your network design.
.The WEP algorithm requires an encryption key or keys to be used in the encrypting and
decrypting of data. The Client Utility uses 64-bit or 128-bit encryption keys, which can be
specified in hexadecimal (numeric) or ASCII format.
Hexadecimal keys must be 10 hex digits in length (64-bit) or 26 hex digits in length (128-bit), where hex
digits are in the range 0-9, A-F).
Example: 64-bit:
55772abbcc ; 128-bit: 12340987afcb45677fdc789045
ASCII characters must be 5 (64-bit) or 13 (128-bit) characters in length.
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