Ryan Castellucci (they/them) 🎃 :nonbinary_flag: on Nostr: Anyone remember WEP, the original encryption scheme for WiFi? "W" did not stand for ...
Anyone remember WEP, the original encryption scheme for WiFi?
"W" did not stand for "WiFi" or "Wireless".
"E" did not stand for "Encryption".
"P" did not stand for "Protocol".
The acronym was actually "Wired Equivalent Privacy", which, given how badly broken it was, is hilarious.
Published at
2026-10-12 08:33:51 UTCEvent JSON
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