Instant Networks

Christopher Lindquist, CIO Magazine, May 15, 2004

The computer science group at PARC has developed technology it hopes will allow network administrators to quickly deploy wireless systems without compromising security. Researchers developed "gesture-directed automatic configuration." The technique permits two devices - say a laptop and wireless access point - to identify each other and automatically configure a secure channel in less than a minute.

• Read more about PARC's Securing Wireless Networks
• Read more about PARC's Usable Security
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