Encryption/Security - Belkin F5D7632uk4A User Manual

Manually Configuring your Router

Encryption/Security

Securing your Wi-Fi Network
Here are a few different ways you can maximize the security of your wireless
network and protect your data from prying eyes and ears. This section is intended
for the home, home-office, and small-office user. At the time of this User Manual's
publication, there are four encryption methods available.
Name 64-Bit Wired
Equivalent
Privacy
Acronym 64-bit WEP
Security Good
Features Static keys
Encryption
keys based
on RC4
algorithm
(typically 40-
bit keys)
Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP)
WEP is a common protocol that adds security to all wireless products that are
compliant with Wi-Fi. WEP was designed to give wireless networks the equivalent
level of privacy protection as a comparable wired network.
64-Bit WEP
64-bit WEP was first introduced with 64-bit encryption, which includes a key length
of 40 bits plus 24 additional bits of system-generated data (64 bits total). Some
hardware manufacturers refer to 64-bit as 40-bit encryption. Shortly after the
technology was introduced, researchers found that 64-bit encryption was too easy
to decode.
128-Bit Wired Wi-Fi
Equivalent Protected
Privacy Access-TKIP
128-bit WEP WPA-TKIP/
AES (or just
WPA)
Better Best
Static keys Dynamic key
encryption
and mutual
authentication
More secure TKIP
than 64-bit (Temporal
WEP using Key Integrity
a key length Protocol)
of 104 bits added so
plus 24 that keys are
additional bits rotated and
of system- encryption is
generated strengthened
data
25 25
1
2
3
4
Wi-Fi
Protected
5
Access 2
WPA2-AES
6
(or just WPA2)
Best
7
Dynamic key
encryption
8
and mutual
authentication
9
AES
(Advanced
Encryption
10
Standard)
does not
11
cause any
throughput
loss