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Wired Equivalent Privacy

deprecated security algorithm for wireless networks
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Wired Equivalent Privacy

Summary

Wired Equivalent Privacy is a communication protocol[1]. It draws 494 Wikipedia views per month (communication_protocol category, ranking #28 of 158).[2]

Key Facts

  • Wired Equivalent Privacy's instance of is recorded as communication protocol[3].
  • Wired Equivalent Privacy's described at URL is recorded as https://www.heise.de/security/artikel/WLAN-Hacking-en-passant-270208.html[4].
  • Wired Equivalent Privacy's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'WEP'}[5].

Why It Matters

Wired Equivalent Privacy draws 494 Wikipedia views per month (communication_protocol category, ranking #28 of 158).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[6] It is known by 24 alternative names across languages and contexts.[7]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [6] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [7] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). Wired Equivalent Privacy. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/wired-equivalent-privacy
MLA “Wired Equivalent Privacy.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 3 May. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/wired-equivalent-privacy.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_wired-equivalent-privacy_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Wired Equivalent Privacy}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/wired-equivalent-privacy}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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  1. 7w ago · Eurohunter · 2026-06-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Replaced by → Q140053287
    Aliases → —
    Instance of → —
    Instance of → communication protocol
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P1366]]: [[Q140053287]]"
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