Wired Passphrase Encryption (WPE) is a security protocol for wireless LANs that works by encrypting data sent over the network. T/F

False

Explanation:

There are several security protocols developed to protect wireless LANs. The most common protocols include Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) and Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA). Each of these protocols have their own strengths and weaknesses. These prevent unauthorized access to the wireless LANs. Additionally they encrypt private date being transmitted over the network.

Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP)

It is an original encryption protocol designed for wireless networks. It is a security protocol that was designed to provide same level of security to a wireless local area network (WLAN) as wired local area networks. WEP provides security to a wireless network by encrypting the data sent over the network. Once this data is encrypted only authorized systems on the network can decrypt this data. WEP is easy to configure and secures WLANs better than no encryption. However it is not fully secure as compared to other security protocols.

Wi-Fi Protected Access WPA

It is a security enhancement over WEP. WPA uses a preshared key (PSK), called WPA Personal, and the Temporal Key Integrity Protocol for encryption. WPA Enterprise uses an authentication server for generating keys or certificates. It is a security protocol for wireless internet connections. It was developed to provide better data encryption and authentication than WEP.