Broadband Tools

WPA Key Generator

Updated: Wednesday 2 May, 2012

By Kelvin Goodson

In today’s wireless world, it is important that you secure your wireless broadband connection to prevent hackers and those who live nearby from piggybacking on it.

To help you do this, Broadbandchoices.co.uk has built a Wi-Fi protected access (WPA) key generator to help you protect your wireless broadband network.

Simply click “Refresh” or press F5 on your keyboard and the generator will present a list of 64bit, 128bit, 256bit and 504bit WPA keys for you to choose from. Each key is unique and the same one will never be generated twice, so you can change your access key as often as you like.

Automatic WPA Encryption Keys (Press F5 or click “Refresh”)

What is a WPA key?

WPA is a security procedure for wireless broadband developed by the Wi Fi Alliance, the organisation that promotes wireless technology.

WPA prevents others from using your wireless broadband connection by encrypting it - this means making it unreadable to anyone except those authorised to use it. This is where the WPA key comes in - it is a password that allows only you and those that have your permission to use your wireless broadband connection.

Why would I need to generate a new WPA key?

There are numerous reasons why you may want or need to generate a new WPA key. For example, it is common practice to change it on a regular basis (once a month or so) in case a hacker is trying to crack the existing key. Changing it makes this more difficult.

You may also wish to generate a new WPA key if you have forgotten the existing one and wish to connect a new device, such as a tablet computer or smartphone, to your wireless broadband connection.

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