WPA
Wi-Fi Protected Access
A family of Wi-Fi security standards; WPA3 is current.
WPA is a family of Wi-Fi security standards created to replace the broken WEP scheme. The first version used TKIP as an interim fix, WPA2 introduced AES-based CCMP for strong encryption, and WPA3 adds SAE to resist offline password guessing and improve forward secrecy. Each version offers personal preshared key and enterprise 802.1X modes. A common exam point is that WPA3 personal replaces the WPA2 four-way handshake weaknesses targeted by attacks like KRACK.
Wi-Fi Protected Access: the family that replaced WEP; WPA2 added AES-CCMP, WPA3 added SAE.
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