WPA Wireless Security Update in Windows XP

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SUMMARY
This article discusses the new Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA) update in Microsoft Windows XP. The Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE) 802.11i wireless networking standard specifies improvements to wireless local area networking (LAN) security. The 802.11i standard is currently in draft form, with ratification due at the end of 2003. The 802.11i standard addresses many of the security issues of the original 802.11 standard. While the new IEEE 802.11i standard is being ratified, wireless vendors have agreed on an interoperable interim standard known as Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA).

The information in this article applies to:
Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition
Microsoft Windows XP Professional

Download: Windows XP i386 package

View: Overview of the WPA Wireless Security Update in Windows XP

News source: In-House

Changes:

Sony/bluecow: Tweaked hashing algorithm, should be less CPU intensive now
VQB: Long UL sessions checked for not "full chunk" method
VQB: Prevent multiple checks of directories when hashing (khaos)
VQB: Added Total UL/DL ratio to statstree
bluecow: Redid "Add Friend" dialog.
bluecow: Added "Detail" dialog for not connected friends. If a friend is currently connected, the details function shows the "Client Details" dialog.
Unk: Receive Hard and Soft file limit for servers.
Unk: Server list was not updated when a server description was received.
bluecow: Workaround for columns resizing to zero width when double clicking on divider.
bluecow: Fixed bug where unwanted client could become a friend.
bluecow: Fixed bug with OP_ASKSHAREDFILESDIR where remote client does not get the shared files from a folder which has no trailing backslash.
bluecow: Support for viewing remote client's shared directories in search results.
bluecow: Fixed bug where client changed from HighID to LowID and receives still the old HighID of itself via source exchange and wanted to connect to itself.
bluecow: Unified all message boxes.
bluecow: Optimized drawing and sorting functions for several list controls.
bluecow: Fixed bug in source exchange where client gets no sources as long as it does not have at least one complete part.
bluecow: Little optimization on loading of server.met
bluecow: Implementation of eDonkey protol message OP_END_OF_DOWNLOAD
bluecow: Several small code changes and potential bug fixes due to temporary compiling with warning level 4!
bluecow: Fixed bug when requesting hashset and remote client does not answer immediatly with the hashset.
bluecow: Fixed heap corruption when receiving a server's OP_SERVERIDENT without any strings
Ornis: Categories: Doubleclick opens category-preferences; Category shown as downloadlist column (optional)
Ornis: Category: New priority preference - new assigned files get this priority
Ornis: Category: Resume next paused download in the same category (optional & manual)
Ornis,bluecow: MLDonkey better recognized
Ornis: Red warning rating icon is shown when more than 1/3 of the ratings are bad
bluecow: New first run time wizard.
bluecow: Hotfix for partfiles getting too large.
bluecow: Fixed credit score ratio computation for clients which have transfered >4GB to an other individual client. (thx le_fred+Harvey56)
bluecow: New log window with a rotating log, max. nr. of lines can be specified in preferences.ini (MaxLogMessages=; =-1 ... unlimited)
Ornis: Webserver: Downloadlist shows priorities of files and the controls to change it
Ornis: Webserver serves images. Local files (contained in binary zip & self installer) are now used for webserver display
Ornis: Removed unnecessary repaint (&program-freeze) of the statistic graphs
bluecow: Fixed bug with message box "An attempt was made to access an unnamed file". Instead of that message box the log entry "Invalid or corrupted packet received" is created.
bluecow: Minor speed improvements by replacing many functions which deal with MD4 hashs.
bluecow: Added small hex dump log output for unknown opcodes (Maella).
bluecow: Double click in all client related listview controls opens client detail dialogs.
bluecow: Double clicking on download filename opens file details dialog.
bluecow: Sources found during local server and UDP searching are stored and eventually added to the download file.
bluecow: If adding a file to donwloads from a remote clients file list, the remote client is added as a source.
bluecow: SearchList: Already downloaded files (found in known.met) are shown with an appropriate color.
bluecow: SearchWnd: Last typed in server-met URL is saved in preferences.
bluecow: Fixed deadlock when canceling an HTTP download of server.met
Ornis: Tooltips over cat-tabs displays some summary information of that category
Ornis: Optional display of the cat-tabs as "Title (loading/Filecount)" (Preferences->Display)
Ornis: Statusbar doubleclick: e.g. Log-Pane shows complete line in MessageBox, MessageIcon opens the message-window
Ornis: Show webserverstatus in the "MyInfo"-box, incl. current active sessions
Ornis: Webserver: Fixed sorting transferlist by progress
Ornis: Save category-setup during runtime (avoid loosing settings)
Ornis: Date and time representation appropriate for locale
Ornis: Webserver: Dont allow guests to clear the logs
Ornis: Webserver: Server-search control via webserver & start downloads
Ornis: Wevservertemplate: Set file-settings are saved now
Ornis: More shortcuts for the lists: Ctrl+A selects the whole list; downloadlist +,-,Cursor left/right to expand&collapse sources of files
Ornis: Uploads-Tooltip better display of transferred data
Ornis: New: Scheduler, to plan settingchanges & actions
Ornis: Select the webserver-template as preference
Ornis: Webserver, portchange restarts webserver automatically [cax2]
Ornis: Webserver, disable guestlogin reacts immediately
Ornis: Some potential (certain circumstances) exitcrashes fixed [2bottleMOD]