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Wi-Fi Protected Access 2 (WPA2)
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- Implements the full IEEE 802.11i standard - Mandatory to be Wi-Fi certified - National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) FIPS 140-2 compliant - Uses AES encryption Two versions: WPA2-Enterprise WPA2-Personal
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An improved version of WPA that does not support older network cards and offers both secure authentication and data encryption. It uses EAP for a variety of authentication methods—most often EAP-PSK.
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