Belkin F5D7000 User Manual page 25

Using the Belkin Wireless Networking Utility
At the time of publication, four Encryption Methods are available:
Encryption Methods:
Using the Belkin Wireless Networking Utility
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 (Wired Equivalent Privacy)
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.
128-Bit Encryption
As a result of 64-bit WEP's potential security weaknesses, a more
secure method of 128-bit encryption was developed. 128-bit
encryption includes a key length of 104 bits plus 24 additional
bits of system-generated data (128 bits total). Some hardware
manufacturers refer to 128-bit as 104-bit encryption.
Most of the new wireless equipment in the market today supports
both 64-bit and 128-bit WEP encryption, but you might have
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
20 20
Wi-Fi
Protected
Access 2
WPA2-AES
Best
Dynamic key
encryption
and mutual
authentication
AES
(Advanced
Encryption
Standard)
does not
cause any
throughput
loss