Wi-Fi Protected Access-2

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The approved Wi-Fi Alliance interoperable implementation of the IEEE 802.11i security standard. For federal government use, the implementation must use FIPS-approved encryption, such as AES.

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acronym: WPA2
plural: Wi-Fi Protected Access-2s
possessive: Wi-Fi Protected Access-2's
pluralpossessive: Wi-Fi Protected Access-2s'

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NISTIR 7298: Glossary of Key Information Security Terms, Revision 21 senseview framework →

§1: The approved Wi-Fi Alliance interoperable implementation of the IEEE 802.11i security standard. For federal government use, the implementation must use FIPS-approved encryption, such as AES.

CNSSI-4009 (Glossary of Information Assurance Terms)1 senseview framework →

§1: The approved Wi-Fi Alliance interoperable implementation of the IEEE 802.11i security standard. For federal government use, the implementation must use FIPS-approved encryption, such as AES.

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