Will AES encryption be supported by the new Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA)
standard that goes into effect later this year?
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No. WPA consists of TKIP (Temporal Key Integrity Protocol) and EAP (Extensible Authentication
Protocol) to eliminate the known vulnerabilities in WEP, but does not include support for AES
encryption. However, keep your eye on 802.11i -- the forthcoming IEEE security standard for
wireless networks -- it will, among other things, bring AES encryption support once it is
ratified.
This was first published in June 2003