A Brief History of Wireless Security

A Brief History of Wireless Security: Open, WEP, WPA, WPA2 & 802.1X

I shouldn’t be surprised when customers don’t understand our current wireless security options. It’s not their job really; it’s our job to educate them and make educated recommendations, right? Yes. So, here’s a little bit of education- a brief history of wireless security- from open systems to WPA, WPA2 and 802.1X. Portions of this have been skimmed from my 802.1X Training, Wireless Security Module.

I’m hoping to answer the most common questions burning in every IT professionals mind… How did we get here and why are previous solutions now considered insecure? We’ll start from the beginning, and if all goes well, we’ll finish up at the end…

FULL ENTRY
http://securityuncorked.com/2008/08/history-of-wireless-security/