diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
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+# Android Studio
+*.iml
+.gradle/
+build/
+.idea/
+local.properties
+
+# Compiled class files
+*.class
+
+# Log files
+*.log
+
+# Virtual machine crash logs
+hs_err_pid*
+
+# macOS
+.DS_Store
+
+# Dependency directories
+node_modules/
+
+# Generated files
+bin/
+gen/
+out/
+
+# Environment files
+.env
+
+# Kotlin build output
+target/
+
+# Temporary files
+*.tmp
+*.bak
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diff --git a/src/main/kotlin/com/wifiscanner/network/WiFiSecurityType.kt b/src/main/kotlin/com/wifiscanner/network/WiFiSecurityType.kt
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+package com.wifiscanner.network
+
+/**
+ * Represents different WiFi security types
+ */
+enum class WiFiSecurityType {
+    OPEN,       // No security
+    WEP,        // Wired Equivalent Privacy (deprecated)
+    WPA,        // Wi-Fi Protected Access
+    WPA2,       // Wi-Fi Protected Access 2
+    WPA3,       // Wi-Fi Protected Access 3
+    UNKNOWN     // Unable to determine security type
+}
+
+/**
+ * Utility class for detecting WiFi network security types
+ */
+object WiFiSecurityDetector {
+    /**
+     * Detects the security type of a WiFi network based on its capabilities
+     * @param capabilities The capabilities string from WiFi scan results
+     * @return Detected WiFiSecurityType
+     */
+    fun detectSecurityType(capabilities: String?): WiFiSecurityType {
+        if (capabilities.isNullOrBlank()) {
+            return WiFiSecurityType.UNKNOWN
+        }
+
+        val uppercaseCapabilities = capabilities.uppercase()
+
+        return when {
+            uppercaseCapabilities.contains("[WPA3]") -> WiFiSecurityType.WPA3
+            uppercaseCapabilities.contains("[WPA2]") -> WiFiSecurityType.WPA2
+            uppercaseCapabilities.contains("[WPA]") -> WiFiSecurityType.WPA
+            uppercaseCapabilities.contains("[WEP]") -> WiFiSecurityType.WEP
+            uppercaseCapabilities.contains("[ESS]") -> WiFiSecurityType.OPEN
+            else -> WiFiSecurityType.UNKNOWN
+        }
+    }
+}
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diff --git a/src/test/kotlin/com/wifiscanner/network/WiFiSecurityDetectorTest.kt b/src/test/kotlin/com/wifiscanner/network/WiFiSecurityDetectorTest.kt
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+package com.wifiscanner.network
+
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.*
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test
+
+class WiFiSecurityDetectorTest {
+
+    @Test
+    fun `detect WPA3 security type`() {
+        val capabilities = "[WPA3-PSK-CCMP]"
+        val securityType = WiFiSecurityDetector.detectSecurityType(capabilities)
+        assertEquals(WiFiSecurityType.WPA3, securityType)
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    fun `detect WPA2 security type`() {
+        val capabilities = "[WPA2-PSK-CCMP]"
+        val securityType = WiFiSecurityDetector.detectSecurityType(capabilities)
+        assertEquals(WiFiSecurityType.WPA2, securityType)
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    fun `detect WPA security type`() {
+        val capabilities = "[WPA-PSK-TKIP]"
+        val securityType = WiFiSecurityDetector.detectSecurityType(capabilities)
+        assertEquals(WiFiSecurityType.WPA, securityType)
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    fun `detect WEP security type`() {
+        val capabilities = "[WEP]"
+        val securityType = WiFiSecurityDetector.detectSecurityType(capabilities)
+        assertEquals(WiFiSecurityType.WEP, securityType)
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    fun `detect open network security type`() {
+        val capabilities = "[ESS]"
+        val securityType = WiFiSecurityDetector.detectSecurityType(capabilities)
+        assertEquals(WiFiSecurityType.OPEN, securityType)
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    fun `detect unknown security type`() {
+        val capabilities = "[CUSTOM]"
+        val securityType = WiFiSecurityDetector.detectSecurityType(capabilities)
+        assertEquals(WiFiSecurityType.UNKNOWN, securityType)
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    fun `handle null capabilities`() {
+        val capabilities = null
+        val securityType = WiFiSecurityDetector.detectSecurityType(capabilities)
+        assertEquals(WiFiSecurityType.UNKNOWN, securityType)
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    fun `handle empty capabilities`() {
+        val capabilities = ""
+        val securityType = WiFiSecurityDetector.detectSecurityType(capabilities)
+        assertEquals(WiFiSecurityType.UNKNOWN, securityType)
+    }
+}
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