期刊名称：Journal of Theoretical and Applied Information Technology
印刷版ISSN：1992-8645
电子版ISSN：1817-3195
出版年度：2012
卷号：40
期号：1
页码：039-043
出版社：Journal of Theoretical and Applied
摘要：WEP (Wired Equivalent Protocol) is a wireless security protocol ratified by IEEE (The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) in 1999. Since then, WEP is widely used in telecommunication field. In daily usage, it had been phased-out by IEEE since 2005 to be replaced by WPA/WPA2 (Wi-Fi Protected Access). WEP encryption algorithm can be easily cracked because of its widely documented weaknesses. Nevertheless, WEP is still has been used extensively as a research topic in the academic field. Certain enterprises still using WEP due to lack of security consciousness, economical constraint or because it is difficult to replace the legacy communication devices in which WEP is already bulged. In this paper, we give a review on WEP wireless security protocol in terms of its history, weaknesses, improvements, and current alternative approaches to overcome its weaknesses regarding the protocol in ICT (Information and Communication Technology) field. This research aims to address WEP protocol in its current versions and to give a spirit future direction research to enhance its security mechanism.
