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Wireless Network Security
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Answer 38 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. A device that can monitor the airwaves for traffic.
handoff
wireless probe
Temporal Key Integrity Protocol (TKIP)
Wi-Fi Protected Access 2 (WPA2)
2. A server whose only job is to verify the authentication of devices.
authentication server
preauthentication
RC4
key-caching
3. Two packets derived from the same initialization vector (IV).
Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP)
preshared key (PSK)
collision
open system authentication
4. A proposed standard for faster wireless LANs projected to be ratified in 2009.
IEEE 802.11i
IEEE 802.11n
IEEE 802.11x
keystream
5. Encrypted text.
wireless switch
open system authentication
plaintext
ciphertext
6. A frame that carries information about the data rates that the device can support along with the service set identifier (SSID) of the network it wants to join.
association request frame
AES-CCMP
Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA)
integrity check value (ICV)
7. Storing information from a device on the network so if a user roams away from a wireless access point and later returns - he doesn't need to re-enter all his credentials.
keystream attack
key-caching
IEEE 802.11x
collision
8. A checksum based on the contents of the text - used in WEP encryption.
open system authentication
integrity check value (ICV)
initialization vector (IV)
Temporal Key Integrity Protocol (TKIP)
9. A 1999 standard with a maximum rated speed of 54 Mbps using the 5-Ghz spectrum.
collision
passive scanning
IEEE 802.11a
AES-CCMP
10. The 2004 wireless security standard that addresses the two main weaknesses of wireless networks; encryption and authentication.
Wi-Fi (Wireless Fidelity) Alliance
authentication server
IEEE 802.11i
Wi-Fi Protected Access 2 (WPA2)
11. An encryption technology that replaces the Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) protocol.
shared key authentication
passive scanning
wireless probe
Temporal Key Integrity Protocol (TKIP)
12. An advanced security encryption protocol used in the Wi-Fi Protected Access 2 (WPA-2) standard.
key-caching
IEEE 802.11i
shared key authentication
AES-CCMP
13. A protocol designed to prevent an attacker from capturing - altering - and resending data packets.
handoff
message integrity check (MIC)
IEEE 802.11n
IEEE 802.11g
14. An attack that attempts to determine the keystream by analyzing two packets that were created from the same initialization vector (IV).
keystream attack
Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA)
roaming
ciphertext
15. Acipher algorithm used in Wired Encryption Privacy (WEP) that takes one character and replaces it with another.
IEEE 802.11x
plaintext
Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA)
RC4
16. A standard formally ratified in 2003 for wireless LAN transmissions of devices transmitting at 54 Mbps.
initialization vector (IV)
IEEE 802.11b
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
IEEE 802.11g
17. The network name for the wireless network that can be any alphanumeric string from 2 to 32 characters.
Wi-Fi (Wireless Fidelity) Alliance
service set identifier (SSID)
message integrity check (MIC)
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
18. A series of 1s and 0s equal in length to the text to be encrypted with Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) plus the integrity check value (IV).
roaming
keystream
AES-CCMP
key-caching
19. Associating with a new access point.
handoff
preauthentication
shared key authentication
ciphertext
20. Scanning for a wireless device that listens for a beacon frame for a set period of time.
cyclic redundancy check (CRC)
passive scanning
keystream attack
IEEE 802.11b
21. The second generation of Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA) security.
thin access point
Wi-Fi Protected Access 2 (WPA2)
AES-CCMP
shared key authentication
22. The default method of authentication used by the IEEE 802.11 standard.
IEEE 802.11n
Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP)
key-caching
open system authentication
23. The encryption mechanism of the IEEE 802.11 standard - considered to provide only low security.
association request frame
Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP)
wireless switch
AES-CCMP
24. An access point with limited functionality. (It does not provide authentication or encryption.)
handoff
keystream
shared key authentication
thin access point
25. A 24-bit value that changes each time a packet is encrypted using Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP).
initialization vector (IV)
plaintext
Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA)
passive scanning
26. An organization that sets standards for computer networking and wireless communications.
collision
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
service set identifier (SSID)
preauthentication
27. A technology that allows a device to become authenticated to an access point before moving into its range.
IEEE 802.11n
preauthentication
key-caching
Temporal Key Integrity Protocol (TKIP)
28. 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.
ciphertext
preshared key (PSK)
plaintext
shared key authentication
29. A consortium of wireless equipment manufacturers and software providers to promote wireless network technology.
preauthentication
IEEE 802.11n
IEEE 802.11x
Wi-Fi (Wireless Fidelity) Alliance
30. Movement between cells of a wireless local area network.
roaming
handoff
Wi-Fi Protected Access 2 (WPA2)
message integrity check (MIC)
31. A switch that contains authentication and encryption for wireless networks.
association request frame
wireless switch
Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP)
challenge text
32. A standard originally developed for wired networks that provides a greater degree of security for wireless networks by implementing port-based authentication.
IEEE 802.11x
keystream attack
Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA)
shared key authentication
33. Unencrypted text.
thin access point
plaintext
wireless probe
initialization vector (IV)
34. A 1999 amendment that added two higher speeds (5.5 Mbps and 11 Mbps).
cyclic redundancy check (CRC)
handoff
initialization vector (IV)
IEEE 802.11b
35. An optional Wired Encryption Privacy (WEP) authentication that uses challenge text for authentication.
IEEE 802.11b
Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP)
shared key authentication
IEEE 802.11n
36. Text that is used in shared key authentication to authenticate a device.
challenge text
handoff
preauthentication
wireless switch
37. The first version of the security standards set by the Wi-Fi Alliance.
Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA)
handoff
integrity check value (ICV)
wireless switch
38. A checksum based on the contents of the text.
open system authentication
cyclic redundancy check (CRC)
plaintext
passive scanning