Networking Fundamentals

WPA2

The original WPA was only intended to be an interim measure following WEP being cracked, while a more permanent solution was identified and has been cracked itself. This (at the time) permanent solution came in the form of WPA2. WPA2 required devices to install new devices that supported the standard and therefore was a total replacement for WEP and WPA.

Whilst WPA2 supported Personal and Enterprise implementations and TKIP, the encryption algorithm used was the 128-bit Advanced Encryption Standard (AES). This stronger encryption standard has stood the test of time well. You may be thinking that WPA2 is safe then. Unfortunately not. Whilst AES is still very secure, the mechanics behind WPA2 itself led to it being cracked last year (2018), ...