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WEP Wired Equivalent Privacy, a security protocol for wireless local area networks defined in
the 802.11b standard. WEP is designed to provide the same level of security as that of a
wired LAN. LANs are more secure than WLANs because LANs are somewhat
physically protected by their structure, having some or all part of the network inside a
building protected from unauthorized access. WLANs, which are over radio waves, do
not have the same physical structure and therefore are more vulnerable to tampering.
WEP aims to provide security by encrypting data over radio waves so that it is protected
as it is transmitted from one end point to another.
WLAN Wireless Local Area Network. A group of computers and devices that communicates
with each other wirelessly.