Temporal Key Integrity Protocol

E29783

Temporal Key Integrity Protocol (TKIP) is a legacy wireless security algorithm designed to enhance WEP encryption in early Wi‑Fi networks by dynamically changing encryption keys.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf Wi‑Fi security algorithm
wireless security protocol
abbreviation TKIP
alsoKnownAs WPA‑TKIP
appliesTo Wi‑Fi networks
compatibleWith WEP‑era Wi‑Fi chipsets
componentOf WPA
configurationOptionIn Wi‑Fi access points
considered insecure by modern standards
definedIn IEEE 802.11i amendment
designedFor legacy 802.11 hardware
designGoal backward compatibility with WEP hardware
software upgradability on existing hardware
domain computer network security
wireless networking
encryptionAlgorithm RC4
enforces per‑packet key mixing function
replay protection via extended IV
feature extended initialization vector
message integrity check
per‑packet key generation
temporal keys that change over time
includesComponent Michael message integrity code
introducedBy Wi‑Fi Alliance
notComponentOf WPA2 default configuration
operatesAtLayer data link layer
purpose to improve security of WEP
to mitigate key reuse in WEP
to provide per‑packet key mixing
recommendedToBeReplacedBy WPA2 with AES‑CCMP
WPA3
replacesComponentOf WEP key scheduling
requires RC4 stream cipher support in hardware
securityLevel stronger than WEP
weaker than CCMP
status deprecated
supersededBy AES‑CCMP
CCMP
usedInStandard IEEE 802.11i
Wi‑Fi Protected Access
usedWith 802.1X authentication
pre‑shared key mode
usesInitializationVectorLength 48‑bit IV
usesKeyLength 128‑bit temporal keys
vulnerableTo Michael MIC weaknesses
key‑recovery attacks
packet injection attacks
yearIntroducedApprox 2003

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Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Wi‑Fi Protected Access
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