SecureEasySetup, or SES is a proprietary technology developed by

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to easily set up wireless LANs with

Wi-Fi Protected Access Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA), Wi-Fi Protected Access II (WPA2), and Wi-Fi Protected Access 3 (WPA3) are the three security and security certification programs developed after 2000 by the Wi-Fi Alliance to secure wireless computer networks. The All ...

. A user presses a button on the

wireless access point In computer networking, a wireless access point (WAP), or more generally just access point (AP), is a networking hardware device that allows other Wi-Fi devices to connect to a wired network. As a standalone device, the AP may have a wired co ...

, then a button on the device to be set up (printer, etc.) and the wireless network is automatically set up. This technology has been succeeded by the industry-standard

Wi-Fi Protected Setup Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS; originally, Wi-Fi Simple Config) is a network security standard to create a secure wireless home network. Created by Cisco and introduced in 2006, the point of the protocol is to allow home users who know little of w ...

. However, Wi-Fi Protected Setup was recently broken and has been shown to be easily breakable with

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References

* Stephen Lawson (Jul 26, 2005
Linksys Simplifies Wireless Security

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News Service * Glenn Fleishman, (January 12, 2005
Under the Hood with Broadcom SecureEasySetup
wifinetnews.com * Rob Squires (9 January 2005
Broadcom, HP close wi-fi security hole

The Inquirer ''The Inquirer'' (stylized as TheINQUIRER) was a British technology tabloid website founded by Mike Magee after his departure from ''The Register'' (of which he was one of the founding members) in 2001. In 2006 the site was acquired by Dutch ...

* Security Now!, Episode 335, recorded January 9, 2012: WiFi Protected (In)Security http://www.grc.com/sn/sn-335.htm

External links

Broadcom: SecureEasySetup

Linksys Products and SecureEasySetup™ (SES) - Frequently Asked Questions
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