Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) Is an Encryption Algorithm Designed to Protect

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Wired equivalent privacy (WEP) is an encryption algorithm designed to protect wireless transmission data.

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Definitions:

Signal-detection Theory

A method for measuring the capacity to differentiate informative patterns from random, distracting ones.

False Alarm

An instance where a warning or signal is given, but no real danger or threat actually exists; it can also refer to a mistaken belief that a target or signal has been detected.

Low Threshold

Refers to a situation or condition that requires a minimal stimulus to elicit a response or reaction.

Sensory Adaptation

A phenomenon of the sensory system in which sensitivity to a constant stimulus decreases over time.