May 14th, 2008
Windows XP Service Pack 3 adds support for WPA2
If you’re running Windows XP and haven’t yet installed Service Pack 3, Microsoft has included a few incentives that might interest networkers.
First, XP Service Pack 3 provides support for Wi-Fi Protected Access 2 (WPA2), the most recent security standard derived from the IEEE 802.11i standard. Microsoft says a more significant offering is the addition of Network Access Protection. This feature, which will be of interest primarily to those running larger networks, is a policy-enforcement platform built into the OS that helps protect network assets by enforcing compliance with system health requirements.
A third networking addition to XP is “black hole” router detection, which enables detection of routers that are silently discarding packages. The black hole router detection feature is turned on by default
Want to know more? Here’s an overview of all new features in XP Service Pack 3.
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