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WPA

Term · Computing and IT · MLC-T-CMP-001396

Wi-Fi Protected Access, a security protocol and certification program developed to secure wireless computer networks. It provides data encryption and user authentication, addressing weaknesses found in the earlier Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) standard. WPA2 and WPA3 are later iterations offering stronger cryptographic algorithms and enhanced security features.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-CMP-001396
FieldComputing and IT
SubjectTechnical
Record as JSON 
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  "subject": "Technical",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/computing/wpa/"
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Record 1,526 of 1,553 in Computing and IT terminology (MLC-0101). Request the full dataset.