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Free software replaces less secure WEP with new Wi-Fi Protected Access specs
MICROSOFT CORP. last week added support for a new set of wireless LAN security specifications to Windows XP, and WLAN hardware that uses the same specs is expected from several vendors later this month.
Microsoft said software that complies with the Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA) security mechanisms can be downloaded from its Web site for free. WPA, which was developed by Microsoft and other vendors under the auspices of the Wi-Fi Alliance trade group, will replace the older and less secure Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) security standard that XP now supports.
Sam Bhavnani, an analyst at ARS...