Belkin N Wireless User Manual page 23

Using the Belkin Wireless Networking Utility
Wireless Protected Access (WPA)
the wireless security. However, not all wireless cards and adapters
support this technology. Please check your wireless adapter's user
manual to check if it supports WPA. Instead of a hex key, WPA uses
only passphrases, which are much easier to remember.
The following section, intended for the home, home office, and small
office user, presents a few different ways to maximize the security of
your wireless network.
At the time of publication, four Encryption Methods are available:
Encryption Methods:
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)
WEP
WEP
is a common protocol that adds security to all Wi-Fi-compliant
wireless products. WEP gives 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.
is the new standard in
128-Bit Wi-Fi Protected
Encryption Access
128-bit WPA-TKIP/AES
Better Best
Static keys Dynamic key
encryption
and mutual
authentication
Added security TKIP (Temporal
over 64-bit Key Integrity
WEP using a Protocol) added
key length of so that keys
104 bits, plus are rotated and
24 additional encryption is
bits of system- strengthened
generated data
21 21
Wi-Fi
Protected
Access 2
WPA2-AES
Best
Dynamic key
encryption
and mutual
authentication
AES
(Advanced
Encryption
Standard)
does not
cause any
throughput
loss
1
2
3
4
5
6