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AirMagnet Laptop Analyzer User Guide
Appendix B: Glossary 157
WPA-Enterprise
See WPA.
WPA2
Short for Wi-Fi Protected Access 2, which is a follow-on security method to WPA for the
WLAN. It provides stronger data security and network access control, assuring Wi-Fi users
that only authorized users can access their WLANs. Based on the IEEE 802.11i standard,
WPA2 meets the stringent US government-grade security by implementing the National
Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) FIPS 140-2 compliant AES encryption algorithm
and 802.1x-based authentication.
WPA2 comes in two flavors: WPA2-Personal and WPA2-Enterprise. The former is used to
prevent unauthorized network access by utilizing a set-up password, whereas the latter
verifies network users through a designated authentication server.
WPA2 is backward compatible with WPA.
WPA2-Personal
See WPA2.
WPA2-Enterprise
See WPA2.