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Chapter 3. WLAN Standards

Like many other industries, the WLAN world is bound to external forces?advances in technology, regulations of various bodies including governments, and the emergence of different standards and market demands. This chapter looks at standards and regulations, and it explores how market demands create "temporary" standards to address weaknesses in the WLAN industry while waiting for standard bodies to hammer out a more detailed solution. The WLAN industry has mastered this balance while still maintaining interoperability and by doing so with little technology or market fragmentation.



    		Chapter 1. Securing WLANs Overview
    		Chapter 2. Basic Security Mechanics and Mechanisms
    		Chapter 3. WLAN Standards
    		Standards Organizations, Position, Context, and Influence
    		Hardware/Radio/Waves and Modulation
    		FCC Regulations
    		Brief Discussion on Relevant Standards
    		Summary
    		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