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IEEE 802.11i Standard

Supplementary to the MAC layer to improve security. It will apply to 802.11 physical standards a, b and g. It provides an alternative to Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) with new encryption methods and authentication procedures. IEEE 802.1x forms a key part of 802.11i.