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WEP and WPA Improvement
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Wireless Sensor Network·Volume 02 (2010)·Pages 239–242·Published 12 April 2010·DOI10.4236/wsn.2010.23032
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Abstract
This paper aims to describe a solution to improve wireless network security protocols WEP and WPA based on a modified RC4 algorithm for encryption, and based on initialization vector (IV) with secret key for a session key exchange, and new mutual authentication mechanism.
KeywordsWirelessSecurityAuthenticationWEPWPARC4
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