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1.2.5 Security Features
The switch security can be classified into wireless security and wired security.
The switch includes the following Wireless Security features:
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The switch includes the following wired security features:
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1.2.5.1 Encryption and Authentication
The switch can implement the following encryption and authentication types:
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WEP
Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) is an encryption scheme used to secure wireless networks. WEP was
intended to provide comparable confidentiality to a traditional wired network, hence the name. WEP had
many serious weaknesses and hence was superseded by Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA). Regardless, WEP
still provides a level of security that can deter casual snooping. For more information on configuring WEP for
a target WLAN, see Configuring WEP 64 on page 4-40 or Configuring WEP 128 / KeyGuard on page 4-41.
WEP uses passwords entered manually at both ends (Pre Shared Keys). Using the RC4 encryption algorithm,
WEP originally specified a 40-bit key, but was later boosted to 104 bits. Combined with a 24-bit initialization
vector, WEP is often touted as having a 128-bit key.