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Wi-fi Protected Access-2 (wpa2)
Wi-fi Protected Access-2 (wpa2): (WPA2) The approved Wi-Fi Alliance interoperable implementation of the IEEE 802.11i security standard.
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(WPA2) The approved Wi-Fi Alliance interoperable implementation of the IEEE 802.11i security standard. For federal government use, the implementation must use federal information processing standards (FIPS) approved encryption, such as advanced encryption standard (AES).
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T he approved Wi-Fi Alliance interoperable implementation of the IEEE 802.11i security standard. For federal government use, the implementation must use FIPS-approved encryption, such as AES. (CNSSI-4009) (NISTIR)
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Committee on National Security Systems Glossary CNSSI 4009-2015
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The Cyber Glossary
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