WPA2
Proper noun
Meaning
WPA2
(Internet, Wi-Fi) Initialism of Wi-Fi Protected Access II.
Examples
Jamf Now supports WEP, WPA and WPA2 security.
It’s offered as a stopgap, but devices that support AES will almost always support WPA2, while devices that require WPA will almost never support AES encryption.
In this guide, we'll develop an understanding of how attackers capture packets — as they transmit to and from the wireless router — and decrypt WPA2 traffic in near real time.
It will require a minimum of 192-bit encryption (compared to 128 bits in WPA2) and force devices to perform a handshake with the network at each attempt to guess a password in a bid to prevent offline assaults on passwords.
Select "WPA2" as the "Security Mode".
When it comes to wireless network security, there’s really only one rule that you need to follow: Use WPA2 encryption, and make sure that you are using a strong network key.