DocumentCode
583114
Title
Resolving Wireless Security Limitations Using a New Wi-Fi Secure Access
Author
AlQahtani, Salman A. ; AlOraini, Mohammed
Author_Institution
Comput. Eng. Dept., King Saud Univ., Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
fYear
2012
fDate
27-29 Oct. 2012
Firstpage
773
Lastpage
777
Abstract
Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA) is the most commonly used scheme for protecting users of wireless networks. Protection is usually afforded by authenticating users of the network and encrypting communication which travels through the wireless medium. However, the amount of protection offered by WPA is limited where it uses a pre-shared key (PSK) for authentication and encryption. In this case, if anyone holding the PSK could eavesdrop on other authorized users. In this paper, we present a new light enhancement to the Wi-Fi encryptions named as Wi-Fi Secure Access (WSA) that can remove WPA protection limitation and provide more confidentiality.
Keywords
cryptography; telecommunication security; wireless LAN; WPA; Wi-Fi protected access; Wi-Fi secure access; communication encryption; preshared key; use rauthentication; wireless medium; wireless network; wireless security limitation; Computers; Conferences; Information technology; Encryption; Security enhancement; Wi-Fi Protected Access; Wi-Fi Secure Access;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Computer and Information Technology (CIT), 2012 IEEE 12th International Conference on
Conference_Location
Chengdu
Print_ISBN
978-1-4673-4873-7
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/CIT.2012.158
Filename
6391996
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