Wi-Fi Protected Access

security protocol to secure wireless computer networks
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Wi-Fi Protected Access

Summary

Wi-Fi Protected Access ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (618 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • Wi-Fi Protected Access's image is recorded as Fritz!Box Fon WLAN 7141 - Typenschild-3743.jpg[2].
  • Wi-Fi Protected Access's subclass of is recorded as cryptographic protocol[3].
  • Wi-Fi Protected Access's subclass of is recorded as IT security standards[4].
  • Wi-Fi Protected Access's part of is recorded as wireless LAN[5].
  • Wi-Fi Protected Access's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/026kwy[6].
  • Wi-Fi Protected Access's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'WPA'}[7].
  • Wi-Fi Protected Access's Google Knowledge Graph ID is recorded as /g/1213jfj5[8].
  • Wi-Fi Protected Access's Quora topic ID is recorded as Wi-Fi-Protected-Access[9].
  • Wi-Fi Protected Access's Microsoft Academic ID is recorded as 999006661[10].
  • Wi-Fi Protected Access's ScienceDirect topic ID is recorded as computer-science/wi-fi-protected-access[11].
  • Wi-Fi Protected Access's FOLDOC ID is recorded as Wi-Fi+Protected+Access[12].
  • Wi-Fi Protected Access's GitLab topic ID is recorded as wpa[13].
  • Wi-Fi Protected Access's Debian Wiki article is recorded as WPA[14].

Why It Matters

Wi-Fi Protected Access ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (618 views/month).[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[15] It is known by 29 alternative names across languages and contexts.[16]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
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  5. [6] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
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  8. [9] . Quora. wikidata.org.
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  10. [11] . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [15] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [16] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). Wi-Fi Protected Access. Retrieved April 10, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/wi-fi-protected-access
MLA “Wi-Fi Protected Access.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 10 Apr. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/wi-fi-protected-access.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_wi-fi-protected-access_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Wi-Fi Protected Access}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/wi-fi-protected-access}, note = {Accessed: 2026-04-10}}
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  1. 18d ago · GeertivpBot bot · 2026-05-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Aliases
    Subclass of cryptographic protocol, IT security standards
    Part of wireless LAN
    Part of
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