How secure is Penn State Wireless?
Very. Virtual Private Network (VPN) technology, which is required if using the Wireless 1.0 “pennstate” networkd, uses state-of-the-art encryption and requires users to authenticate themselves before using the wireless services. Penn State’s new Wireless 2.0 service incorporates recent 802.11i WPA2 authentication and encryption methods that are aimed at providing an improved level of security and performance. Additional security measures require users to enter their Access Account userID and password each time they log on to Penn State Wireless. With this authentication solution and user accountability, Penn State Wireless users can feel confident that the Penn State wireless network is secure and that their data transfers are safe while being transmitted via the VPN over via the 802.11i protocol. However, both the sending and receiving computers must also have appropriate security safeguards.
