When the IEEE ratified the 802.11i Wireless LAN security standard and the Wi-Fi Alliance subsequently began certifying a subset of 802.11i called WPA2, it seemed that enterprises with relatively current hardware would be able to quickly leverage the upgraded authentication, encryption and roaming capabilities afforded by the standard. Yet Microsoft has remained a stick in the mud, slow to fully adopt the standard for the Windows XP client and positively glacial for server-side management and configuration.
Microsoft has now dragged itself to the gate, finally acknowledging future support for Wi-Fi Protected Access 2 both in the forthcoming Longhorn Server and in Service Pack 2 for Windows 2003 Server
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