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Chapter 1. Securing WLANs Overview

This chapter takes a bird's-eye view of the WLAN space in terms of entities, terminology, standards, and naturally, security. You will, of course, dig deeper into these various aspects in the rest of the book. The purpose of this chapter is to give you information in context to act as a good introduction to the WLAN world. This chapter also includes a section that acts as a forward glance to the rest of this book.



    		Chapter 1. Securing WLANs Overview
    		WLAN: A Perspective
    		Wireless LAN Components and Terminology
    		WLAN Standards
    		WLAN Security
    		WLAN Security Domain Conceptual Model
    		Navigating this Book and Chapter Contexts
    		Summary
    		Chapter 2. Basic Security Mechanics and Mechanisms
    		Chapter 3. WLAN Standards
    		Chapter 4. WLAN Fundamentals
    		Chapter 5. WLAN Basic Authentication and Privacy Methods
    		Chapter 6. Wireless Vulnerabilities
    		Chapter 7. EAP Authentication Protocols for WLANs
    		Chapter 8. WLAN Encryption and Data Integrity Protocols
    		Chapter 9. SWAN: End-to-End Security Deployment
    		Chapter 10. Design Guidelines for Secure WLAN
    		Chapter 11. Operational and Design Considerations for Secure WLANs
    		Chapter 12. WLAN Security Configuration Guidelines and Examples
    		Chapter 13. WLAN Deployment Examples
    		Appendix A. Resources and References