Why do we use "WEP" so broadly?
Posted: Sat Sep 02, 2006 5:50 am
Hi,
Could someone please explain why wireless encryption--such as WEP or WPA, or whatever--continues to be referred to in some cases simply as "WEP"?
For example, in the main stats page, it just makes reference to APs secured with WEP, but I understand it also includes APs secured with WPA, or whatever else. I've also seen some drivers that refer to WEP when they really mean WPA.
Basically this isn't really a technical question, I'm just curious why WEP caught on to be a general term for "any wireless encryption scheme."
Could someone please explain why wireless encryption--such as WEP or WPA, or whatever--continues to be referred to in some cases simply as "WEP"?
For example, in the main stats page, it just makes reference to APs secured with WEP, but I understand it also includes APs secured with WPA, or whatever else. I've also seen some drivers that refer to WEP when they really mean WPA.
Basically this isn't really a technical question, I'm just curious why WEP caught on to be a general term for "any wireless encryption scheme."