[J.H. Holliday]

I've got my Linksys wireless router set for WPA-PSK security and have the
choice of using AES or TKIP algorithms.

Which offers better security- and are there any trade-offs?

Doc

[Ron Lowe]

"J.H. Holliday" <doc@okcorral> wrote in message
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> I've got my Linksys wireless router set for WPA-PSK security and have the
> choice of using AES or TKIP algorithms.
>
> Which offers better security- and are there any trade-offs?
>
> Doc
>


AES it the encryption used with the newer WPA2 ( 802.11i ) standard.
If the AP and client support it, then select it.

Here's a brief article about it ( the first hit on google ):
http://www.openxtra.co.uk/articles/wpa-vs-80211i.php

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Best Regards
Ron Lowe
MVP - Windows Networking

[allan_grossman@hotmail.com]

Hi -

AES has stronger encryption than TKIP and therefore requires more
processing power to decrypt - if you absolutely must have the best
without going to a third party solution like AirFortress I'd use AES.

Hope this helps -

[Jack \(MVP\)]

Hi

If you care for basic explanation, may be this can help:
http://www.ezlan.net/wpa_wep.html

Jack (MVP-Networking).





<allan_grossman@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> Hi -
>
> AES has stronger encryption than TKIP and therefore requires more
> processing power to decrypt - if you absolutely must have the best
> without going to a third party solution like AirFortress I'd use AES.
>
> Hope this helps -
>