FRITZ!WLAN USB Stick 35
The Standard for Security
IEEE 802.11i The WPA2 security mechanism is defined in the
IEEE 802.11i standard. WPA2 is an extension of the famil-
iar security mechanism WPA (Wi-Fi Protected Access).
The main feature of the extension of WPA to WPA2 is the
AES-CC
M encryption process.
The FRITZ!WLAN USB Stick supports the AES encryption
p
r
ocedure as part of the WPA2 mechanism, and the TKIP
encryption procedure as part of the WPA mechanism. This
means that the FRITZ!WLAN USB Stick can be used in com-
bination with any WLAN access points that also support
WP
A2
with AES or WPA with TKIP.
6.2 Security
Security is of utmost importance within radio networks.
Radio signals can also be received outside of office or res-
idential spaces and abused for criminal purposes.
Therefore it is important that no unauthorized users can
r
e
gister in a WLAN to use its Internet access or shared net-
work resources.
The necessary requirements for this, which contribute to
th
e security of your WLAN and of your computers, are inte-
grated in the FRITZ!WLAN control software.
Mechanism Encryption
WPA TKIP (Temporary Key Integrity Protocol)
WPA2 TKIP
AES-CCM
based on the extremely secure AES (Advanced
En
c
ryption Standard) procedure. CCM (Counter
with CBC-MAC) defines how the AES procedure
is applied to WLAN packets.
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