Important Notice: Our web hosting provider recently started charging us for additional visits, which was unexpected. In response, we're seeking donations. Depending on the situation, we may explore different monetization options for our Community and Expert Contributors. It's crucial to provide more returns for their expertise and offer more Expert Validated Answers or AI Validated Answers. Learn more about our hosting issue here.

Do draft-802.11n products offer more security, since it does cover a larger area and could “allow” more possibilities of intrusions?

April 26, 2017area cover draft-802.11n intrusions larger Offer Possibilities products security

0

Posted

Do draft-802.11n products offer more security, since it does cover a larger area and could “allow” more possibilities of intrusions?

1 Answer

0

Posted

• A: 802.11n uses WPA2, the highest security available for home networks. This security method has proven to be extremely robust by the government and security experts. WPA2 uses the Advance Encryption Standard (AES) which has been adopted by the US government as the replacement to DES as the preferred baseline encryption standard. WEP has been shown to offer weak security and is not recommended. To help consumers activate security easily on Wi-Fi products there several “easy security” tools such as SecureEasySetup the coming Wi-Fi Protected Setup both of which address ease-of-use in setting up wireless security.