Enhanced Open
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Enhanced Open is a Wi‑Fi Alliance security standard that improves privacy on open wireless networks by encrypting data without requiring a password.
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Wi‑Fi security standard
ⓘ
network security protocol ⓘ |
| abbreviation | OWE ⓘ |
| aimsTo | make open Wi‑Fi safer by default ⓘ |
| appliesTo | open wireless networks ⓘ |
| basedOn | Opportunistic Wireless Encryption (OWE) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category | wireless network security ⓘ |
| compatibleWith |
Wi‑Fi 4
ⓘ
Wi‑Fi 5 ⓘ Wi‑Fi 6 ⓘ Wi‑Fi 6E ⓘ |
| designedFor | networks without authentication ⓘ |
| developedBy | Wi‑Fi Alliance NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| doesNotProvide |
access control
ⓘ
user authentication ⓘ |
| encrypts |
broadcast data traffic
ⓘ
unicast data traffic ⓘ |
| goal | protect user data from passive eavesdropping ⓘ |
| improves | privacy on open Wi‑Fi networks ⓘ |
| intendedFor |
airports
ⓘ
coffee shops ⓘ hotels ⓘ public venues ⓘ stadiums ⓘ |
| introducedBy | Wi‑Fi Alliance in late 2010s ⓘ |
| marketingNameOf | Opportunistic Wireless Encryption NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operatesAt | link layer ⓘ |
| partOf | Wi‑Fi CERTIFIED Enhanced Open program NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| provides | data encryption on open Wi‑Fi networks ⓘ |
| replaces | unencrypted open Wi‑Fi ⓘ |
| requiresPassword | no ⓘ |
| securityProperty |
encryption without pre‑shared key
ⓘ
forward secrecy (per‑session keys) ⓘ |
| standardizedBy | Wi‑Fi Alliance NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| supports | public Wi‑Fi hotspots ⓘ |
| targetDevice |
Wi‑Fi access points
ⓘ
Wi‑Fi client devices ⓘ |
| uses |
Opportunistic Wireless Encryption
ⓘ
individualized data encryption per client ⓘ |
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