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WEP
Wired Equivalent Privacy - a cryptographic protocol offering stream cipher encryption with a key length of 128 bits; it is defined within the IEEE 802.11 Wireless LAN specifications.
source: ISO/IEC18028-4, 2005
Acronym for “wired equivalent privacy.” Weak algorithm used to encrypt wireless networks. Several serious weaknesses have been identified by industry experts such that a WEP connection can be cracked with readily available software within minutes. See WPA.
source: PCI DSS, 2008
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