802.11b and 802.11a WLAN standards were made official in September of 1999 by the IEEE committee. Included with its ratification was Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) technology for authentication and encryption. When utilizing the WEP standard every frame is encrypted before transmission over wireless LAN by using the RC4 encryption technique.
WEP utilized shared key authentication and open system authentication. In open system authentication, there are no credentials required by the user. Basically, anyone can login to the network through an AP.
Shared key authentication is a technique where the user is required to enter his credentials before being able to login to the network. There is a four-step authentication process that must be followed
WEP utilized shared key authentication and open system authentication. In open system authentication, there are no credentials required by the user. Basically, anyone can login to the network through an AP.
Shared key authentication is a technique where the user is required to enter his credentials before being able to login to the network. There is a four-step authentication process that must be followed