Belkin F5D9050 user manual Bit WEP, Using the Belkin Wireless Networking Utility, section

Using the Belkin Wireless Networking Utility

At the time of publication, four Encryption Methods are available: Encryption Methods:

Name	64-Bit Wired	128-Bit	Wi-Fi	Wi-Fi
	Equivalent Privacy	Encryption	Protected	Protected
			Access-TKIP	Access 2
Acronym	64-bit WEP	128-bit WEP	WPA-TKIP/	WPA2-AES (or
			AES (or just	just WPA2)
			WPA)
Security	Good	Better	Best	Best
Features	Static keys	Static keys	Dynamic key	Dynamic key
			encryption	encryption
			and mutual	and mutual
			authentication	authentication
	Encryption keys	More secure	TKIP	AES
	based on RC4	than 64-bit	(Temporal	(Advanced
	algorithm (typically	WEP using a	Key Integrity	Encryption
	40-bit keys)	key length of	Protocol)	Standard)
		104 bits plus	added so	does not
		24 additional	that keys are	cause any
		bits of system-	rotated and	throughput
		generated data	encryption is	loss
			strengthened

WEP

WEP is a common protocol that adds security to all Wi-Fi-compliant wireless products. WEP gives wireless networks the equivalent level of privacy protection as a comparable wired network.

64-Bit WEP

64-bit WEP was first introduced with 64-bit encryption, which includes a key length of 40 bits plus 24 additional bits of system- generated data (64 bits total). Some hardware manufacturers refer to 64-bit as 40-bit encryption. Shortly after the technology was introduced, researchers found that 64-bit encryption was too easy to decode.

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