Advanced Encryp­tion Standard (AES)

This is a method for encrypting data. AES can for instance be used to encrypt trans­mis­sions inside a WLAN (WPA2, WPA3) net­work. This encrypts any­thing exchanged between the WLAN router and a device con­nected wirelessly.

See also: Wi-Fi Pro­tected Access, Wire­less Local Area Net­work (WLAN)