[Mac_crypto] Panther and WPA

Arnold G. Reinhold mac_crypto@vmeng.com
Thu, 13 Nov 2003 08:30:48 -0500


Does anyone understand Apple's thinking in restricting WPA support to 
Airport Extreme (802.11g)? WPA was specifically designed to work with 
older wireless cards. While replacing access points may be  a 
reasonable expense to achieve the much higher security WPA generally 
offers, most Airport customers have a large investment in 
Panther-capable laptops that cannot support Airport Extreme. This 
requirement will likely delay uptake of WPA for many years.

Arnold Reinhold