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WPA2® (Wi-Fi Protected Access® 2)

WPA2 (Wi-Fi Protected Access 2) provides network administrators with a high level of assurance that only authorized users can access the network. Based on the ratified IEEE 802.11i standard, WPA2 provides government grade security by implementing the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) FIPS 140-2 compliant AES encryption algorithm. WPA2 can be enabled in two versions - WPA2 - Personal and WPA2 - Enterprise. WPA2 - Personal protects unauthorized network access by utilizing a set-up password. WPA2 - Enterprise verifies network users through a server. WPA2 is backward compatible with WPA.

• EAP-AKA and EAP-FAST Announcement 
  
  
• Deploying Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA™) and WPA2™ in the Enterprise
  
  
• WPA2 Media Briefing Presentation
  
  
• WPA2 Media Briefing Presentation (Japanese)
  
  
• WPA2 Q&A
  
  
• WPA2 Q&A (Japanese)
  
  
• Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA) Specification Download (PDF)
  Note: WPA is an Enhanced Security Implementation based on a subset of the IEEE P802.11i standard. This document describes the differences between WPA and the RSN security features specified in IEEE Std. 802.11-2007. Please refer to IEEE Std. 802.11-2007 for the specification of AES-CCMP and other components of WPA2.