Wireless encrypting.Concerns about the security of wireless communications are said to have led some organizations to adopt policies prohibiting wireless data links. SEL-3022 wireless encrypting transceivers are said to address those concerns by supplementing standard wireless communication security protocols (i.e., WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy) An IEEE standard security protocol for wireless 802.11 networks. Introduced in 1997, WEP was found to be very inadequate and was superseded by WPA, WPA2 and 802.11i. ) with National Institute of Standards and Technology National Institute of Standards and Technology, governmental agency within the U.S. Dept. of Commerce with the mission of "working with industry to develop and apply technology, measurements, and standards" in the national interest. (NIST (National Institute of Standards & Technology, Washington, DC, www.nist.gov) The standards-defining agency of the U.S. government, formerly the National Bureau of Standards. It is one of three agencies that fall under the Technology Administration (www.technology. ) approved 128-bit AES encryption and HMAC HMAC - Keyed-Hashing Message Authentication SHA-1 message authentication algorithms. The SEL-3022 allows users to securely apply wireless communications links between a portable computer and remote devices. SEL encrypted serial port software is included to encrypt serial-port data and send it to a remote SEL-3022, using the PC's standard wireless Ethernet interface. The SEL-3022 can be applied to lock out cyberintruders, improve personnel safety, protect equipment and increase physical security. These secure wireless links are said to improve safety by enabling personnel to operate breakers and other equipment while they remain outside of hazardous areas. Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories, Inc. is a power systems protection company based in Pullman, Washington. Founded in 1982 by Edmund Schweitzer, SEL shipped the world's first digital protective relay. Circle 81 on card |
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