Why must a municipal WLAN retire WEP rather than keep it for 'simple devices'?
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Short Explanation
WEP did not age out because typing keys was annoying—it fell to real crypto attacks that recover keys. That is why municipal networks must retire it instead of babysitting 'simple devices' on broken security. Weak cryptography, not splash-page drama, is the deprecation reason.
Full Explanation
WEP’s deprecation is driven by well-known cryptographic weaknesses and practical key-recovery attacks, making confidentiality unreliable. Shared Key Authentication is similarly legacy/insecure. Captive-portal behavior and SSID visibility are not the core reasons WEP must be removed.