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Best Password Protection?
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frankthetank966
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Dec 6, 2009, 10:14 AM
 
I have recently set-up my router and I am trying to configure a password for my wireless.

Which of these three options is the best?
  • WPA-PSK
  • WPA2-PSK
  • WPA/WPA2 mixedmode - PSK
(Last edited by frankthetank966; Dec 6, 2009 at 10:24 AM. )
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Dec 6, 2009, 10:16 AM
 
WPA2.

WPA can be considered broken. Not quite as bad as WEP, but it's definitely broken.
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