Wireless Security

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Technology Scientists at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst have developed a new information-theoretic-secure technology for wireless security that utilizes environmental randomness (true randomness) to generate the sharing secrecy. Every time there is a communication between two legitimate users, generation of the secret key is done using the previous interaction's secret key; this makes it impossible for a hacker to arrive at it.  To summarize, the new technology uses a novel technique to ensure that only valid users can communicate using a wireless connection. Unauthorized computers are excluded from all communications. The technology involves minor modifications in the physical layer and will work well along with WPA and WPA2 as an additional secure layer. Applications Wireless security breaches are a major concern for organizations and individuals that transmit sensitive data wirelessly. Current industry-standard systems, WPA and WPA2 rely on advanced algorithms and complex passwords to maintain security. Passwords are vulnerable to advanced computing techniques; users or security administrators are other likely points of failure. In addition, advancements in computing technology and novel reversal algorithms, some of which may not yet be public knowledge, could compromise current wireless security systems.  This invention may be best suited for manufacturers of wireless infrastructure who wish to introduce a new physical layer. Possible customers are clients such as government agencies who may require an unbreachable wireless network. Since this works at a basic level below WPA or WPA2, there need not be any concerns that this technology deviates from industry standards.