HP iPAQ rx3100 HP iPAQ Security Solutions - Page 9

Terminology A glossary of security-related terms: Acronym 802.11b Term 802.1x AES EAP Advanced Encryption Standard Extensible Authentication Protocol Encryption (WEP) EAP or IEEE 802.1x SSID Service Set Identifier TKIP/AES VPN WAP WEP WLAN WPA Temporal Key Integrity Protocol Virtual Private Network Wireless Access Point Wired Equivalent Privacy Wireless Local Area Network Wi-Fi Protected Area Definition The standard specification for wireless local area networks (WLAN), often called Wi-Fi. 802.1x uses the protocol EAP (Extensible Authentication Protocol) to perform authentication when using a wireless network. A 128-bit block data encryption technique. A framework for transporting authentication protocols to secure networks: EAP-TTLS, EAP-PEAP, EAPTLS, and EAP-LEAP. A set of security services used to protect 802.11 networks from unauthorized access. A sequence of characters that uniquely identifies a Wi-Fi network. (This identification number uses a maximum number of 32 characters and is case sensitive.). Improved data encryption for WPA. TKIP provides stronger encryption than WEP. A way of providing users (for example, remote offices, telecommuters, etc.) secure access to their organization's network by way of the Internet. Physical hardware or computer software that acts as a hub for users of wireless devices to connect to a local area network (LAN). A security protocol designed to provide a wireless local area network (WLAN). WLAN is a wireless network in which a mobile user can connect to a local area network through a wireless connection. WPA works with 802.11 standard, and it secures a wireless network environment. 9