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Simpler Wi-Fi security protects newbies
Tuesday, 04 May 2004, 19:35 GMT
Broadcom Corp. is promising easy-to-use wireless security through bundled software which automatically configures settings and turns on security. The company says its new silicon should be in products this month. "Even though WPA security is mandatory on Wi-Fi branded equipment, 80 percent of people still don't turn on security," said Gordon Lindsay, Broadcom's European wireless product manager. WPA is too complicated for non-technical users, Lindsay said, so SecureEZSetup will do the job instead. Broadcom's silicon already appears in Linksys Group Inc. and US Robotics Inc. wireless LAN equipment.
When software on the client spots a new wireless access point, it launches a wizard which turns on security, prompts the user to set a security question (for password recovery), and reboots the access point in a secure mode. A software overlay to WPA eliminates the need to put in passwords manually, registers the PC and installs WPA keys at both ends of the connection. As this is aimed at consumers who don't have a RADIUS server, the default setting puts WPA in pre-shared key (PSK) mode, rather than use the extensible authentication protocol (EAP).
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