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| An advanced security encryption protocol used in the Wi-Fi protected Access 2 (WPA2) standard |
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| Association request frame |
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| A frame that carries information about the data rules that the device can support along with the Service Set Identifier (SSID) of the network it wants to join. |
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| A server whose only job is to verify the authentication of devices |
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| Text that is used in shared key authentication to authenticate a device |
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| Two packets derived from the same initialization vector (IV) |
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| Cyclic redundancy check (CRC) |
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| A checksum based on the contents of the text |
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| Associating with a new access point |
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| An 1999 amendment with a maximum rated speed of 54 Mbps using the 5 GHz spectrum |
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| A 1999 amendment to the 802.11 standard that added two higher speeds (5.5 mbps and ll mbps) |
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| A standard formally ratified in 2003 for wireless LAN transmissions of devices transmitting at 54 Mbps |
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| The 2004 wireless security standard that addresses the two main weaknesses of wireless networks, encryption and authentication |
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| A proposed standard for faster wireless LANs projected to be ratified in 2009 |
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| A standard originally developed for wired networks that provides a greater degree of security for wireless networks by implementing port-based authentication. |
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| Initialization Vector (IV) |
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| A 24 bit balue that changes each time a packet is encrypted suing Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) |
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| Institute of Eletrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) |
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| An organization that sets standards for computer networking and wireless communications. |
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| Integrity check value (ICV) |
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| A checksum based on the contents of the text, used in WEP encryption |
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| Storing information from a device on the network so if so if a user roams away from a wireless access point and later returns he does not need to reenter all of the credentials |
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| a series of 1's and 0's equal in length to the text to be encrypted with Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) plus the integrity check value (ICV) |
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| An attack that attempts to determine the keystream by analyzing two packets that were created from the same initialization vector (IV) |
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| Message Integrity Check (MIC) |
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| A protocol designed to prevent an a attacker from capturing, altering and resending data packets. |
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| Open Systems Authentication |
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| The default method of authentication used by the IEEE 802.11 standard |
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| Scanning for a wireless device that listens for a beacon frame for a set period of time. |
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| A technology that allows a device to become authenticated to an access point before moving into its range |
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| An authentication protocol that uses a passphrase to generate the encryption key and must be created and entered into both the access point and all wireless devices prior to the devices communicating |
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| a cipher algorithm used in Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) that takes one character and replaces it with one character. |
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| movement between cells of a wireless local area network |
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| Service Set Identifier (SSID) |
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| The network name for the wireless network that can be any alphanumeric string fro 2 to 32 characters |
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| Shared key authentication |
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| An optional Wired Encryption Privacy (WEP) authentication that uses challenge text for authentication |
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| Temporal Key Integrity Protocol(TKIP) |
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| An encryption technology that replaces the Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) protocol |
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| An access point with limited functionality (it does not provide authentication or encryption) |
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| Wi-Fi (Wireless Fidelity) Alliance |
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| A consortium of wireless equipment manufacturers and software providers to promote wireless network technology |
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| The first set of standards set by the WiFi Alliance |
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| WiFi Protected Access 2 (WPA 2) |
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| The second generation of WiFi protected access (WPA) security |
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| The encryption mechanism of the IEEE 802.11 standard, considered to provide only low security |
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| A device that can monitor the airwaves for traffic |
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| A switch that contains authentication and encryption for wireless networks |
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