Source: wikibot/wired-equivalent-privacy
= Wired Equivalent Privacy
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Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) is a security protocol that was designed to provide a wireless local area network (WLAN) with a level of security and privacy comparable to what is usually expected of a wired network. Introduced as part of the original IEEE 802.11 standard in 1997, WEP aims to prevent unauthorized access to network data through encryption.