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2. Wi-Fi Protected Setup - Wikipedia

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   The WPS push button (center, blue) on a wireless router showing the symbol defined by the Wi-Fi Alliance for this function. Wi-Fi Protected Setup ( WPS) originally, Wi-Fi Simple Config, is a network security standard to create a secure wireless home network . Created by Cisco and introduced in 2006, the point of the protocol is to allow home ...

3. Wireless access point - Wikipedia

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   Wireless access point. [1] [2] In computer networking, a wireless access point, or more generally just access point ( AP ), is a networking hardware device that allows other Wi-Fi devices to connect to a wired network or wireless network. As a standalone device, the AP may have a wired connection to a switch or router, but, in a wireless router ...

4. Rogue access point - Wikipedia

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   Rogue access point. A rogue access point is a wireless access point that has been installed on a secure network without explicit authorization from a local network administrator, [1] whether added by a well-meaning employee or by a malicious attacker.

5. Evil twin (wireless networks) - Wikipedia

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   Evil twin (wireless networks) An evil twin is a fraudulent Wi-Fi access point that appears to be legitimate but is set up to eavesdrop on wireless communications. [1] The evil twin is the wireless LAN equivalent of the phishing scam . This type of attack may be used to steal the passwords of unsuspecting users, either by monitoring their ...

6. Wi-Fi Protected Access - Wikipedia

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   Wi-Fi Protected Access ( WPA ), Wi-Fi Protected Access 2 ( WPA2 ), and Wi-Fi Protected Access 3 ( WPA3) are the three security certification programs developed after 2000 by the Wi-Fi Alliance to secure wireless computer networks. The Alliance defined these in response to serious weaknesses researchers had found in the previous system, Wired ...

7. Service set (802.11 network) - Wikipedia

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   A mesh basic service set ( MBSS) is a self-contained network of mesh stations that share a mesh profile, defined in 802.11s. [9] Each node may also be an access point hosting its own basic service set, for example using the mesh BSS to provide Internet access for local users. In such a system, the BSS created by the access point is distinct ...