what kind of encryption does wpa2 use

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bplotkin
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what kind of encryption does wpa2 use

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Just curious if it's AES or the other less secure.
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Re: what kind of encryption does wpa2 use

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WPA2 supports the use of CCMP (AES) and TKIP (RC4), the latter being the less secure of the two. Most devices made in the last 6 years support CCMP.
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