802.11 security. wi-fi protected access and 802.11i

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802.11 security. wi-fi protected access and 802.11i

Praise for 'Real 802.11 Security: Wi-Fi Protected Access and 802.11i' Preface Why This Book Now? Audience Organization Disclaimer Acknowledgments Part I: What Everyone Should Know Chapter 1. Introduction Setting the Scene Roadmap to the Book Notes on the Book Chapter 2. Security Principles What Is Security? Good Security Thinking Security Terms Summary Chapter 3. Why Is Wi-Fi Vulnerable to Attack? Changing the Security Model What Are the Enemies Like? Traditional Security Architecture Danger of Passive Monitoring Summary Chapter 4. Different Types of Attack Classification of Attacks Attacks Without Keys Attacks on the Keys Summary Part II: The Design of Wi-Fi Security Chapter 5. IEEE 802.11 Protocol Primer Layers Wireless LAN Organization Basics of Operation in Infrastructure Mode Protocol Details Radio Bits Summary Chapter 6. How IEEE 802.11 WEP Works and Why It Doesn't Introduction Authentication Privacy Mechanics of WEP Why WEP Is Not Secure Summary Chapter 7. WPA, RSN, and IEEE 802.11i Relationship Between Wi-Fi and IEEE 802.11 What Is IEEE 802.11i? What Is WPA? Differences Between RSN and WPA Security Context Keys Security Layers Relationship of the Standards Summary Chapter 8. Access Control: IEEE 802.1X, EAP, and RADIUS Importance of Access Control Authentication for Dial-in Users IEEE 802.1X EAP Principles EAPOL Messages Used in IEEE 802.1X Implementation Considerations RADIUS?Remote Access Dial-In User Service Summary Chapter 9. Upper-Layer Authentication Introduction Who Decides Which Authentication Method to Use? Use of Keys in Upper-Layer Authentication A Detailed Look at Upper-Level Authentication Methods Transport Layer Security (TLS) Kerberos Cisco Light EAP (LEAP) Protected EAP Protocol (PEAP) Authentication in the Cellular Phone World: EAP-SIM Summary Chapter 10. WPA and RSN Key Hierarchy Pairwise and Group Keys Pairwise Key Hierarchy Group Key Hierarchy Key Hierarchy Using AES?CCMP Mixed Environments Summary of Key Hierarchies Details of Key Derivation for WPA Nonce Selection Computing the Temporal Keys Summary Chapter 11. TKIP What Is TKIP and Why Was It Created? TKIP Overview Per-Packet Key Mixing TKIP Implementation Details Message Integrity?Michael Per-Packet Key Mixing Summary Chapter 12. AES?CCMP Introduction Why AES? AES Overview How CCMP Is Used in RSN Summary Chapter 13. Wi-Fi LAN Coordination: ESS and IBSS Network Coordination WPA/RSN Information Element Preauthentication Using IEEE 802.1X IBSS Ad-Hoc Networks Summary Part III: Wi-Fi Security in the Real World Chapter 14. Public Wireless Hotspots Development of Hotspots Security Issues in Public Hotspots How Hotspots Are Organized Different Types of Hotspots How to Protect Yourself When Using a Hotspot Summary Chapter 15. Known Attacks: Technical Review Review of Basic Security Mechanisms Review of Previous IEEE 802.11 Security Mechanisms Attacks Against the Previous IEEE 802.11 Security Mechanisms Man-in-the-Middle Attacks Problems Created by Man-in-the-Middle Attacks Denial-of-Service Attacks Summary Chapter 16. Actual Attack Tools Attacker Goals Process Example Scenarios Other Tools of Interest Summary Chapter 17. Open Source Implementation Example General Architecture Design Guidelines Protecting a Deployed Network Planning to Deploy a WPA Network Deploying the Infrastructure Practical Example Based on Open Source Projects Summary Acknowledgments References and More Information Appendixes Appendix A. Overview of the AES Block Cipher Finite Field Arithmetic Steps in the AES Encryption Process Appendix B. Example Message Modification Example Message Modification Appendix C. Verifying the Integrity of Downloaded Files Checking the MD5 Digest Checking the GPG Signature Acronyms References