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WLAN Security Issues, technologies, and alternative solutions Hosam M. Badreldin Western Illinois University December 2011. Why Network Security?. Confidentiality protected from attackers Integrity information was not compromised Availability unauthorized access / DoS.
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WLAN Security Issues, technologies, and alternative solutions Hosam M. Badreldin Western Illinois University December 2011 Hosam Badreldin – Fall 2011
Why Network Security? • Confidentiality • protected from attackers • Integrity • information was not compromised • Availability • unauthorized access /DoS Hosam Badreldin – Fall 2011
Security issues/problems • Rogue Access Points • Denial of Service • Eavesdropping • MAN-in-the-Middle • War Driving • Signal Jamming Hosam Badreldin – Fall 2011
Security technologies 1- SSID • Passive scan 2- Mac Address authentication • Spoofing 1- Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) • Manual Key Management • Initialization vector Encryption • WEP key is combined with a 24-bit IV to create the key 2- Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA) • Enhancement for WEP (48-bit IV) • TKIP: Temporal Key Encryption Protocol (Key per pkt) • PSK/802.1x authentication Hosam Badreldin – Fall 2011
Alternative solutions • IEEE 802.1x • Availability • VPN • Confidentiality/Integrity • Cisco LEAP (Light Weight Authentication Protocol) • Availability • SSL (Secure Socket Layer) • Confidentiality/Integrity Hosam Badreldin – Fall 2011
Questions & Comments Hosam Badreldin - Fall 2011