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Wireless Network Security

Subject : it-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 38 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. 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.






2. 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.






3. The 2004 wireless security standard that addresses the two main weaknesses of wireless networks; encryption and authentication.






4. Scanning for a wireless device that listens for a beacon frame for a set period of time.






5. An attack that attempts to determine the keystream by analyzing two packets that were created from the same initialization vector (IV).






6. The encryption mechanism of the IEEE 802.11 standard - considered to provide only low security.






7. The default method of authentication used by the IEEE 802.11 standard.






8. Unencrypted text.






9. A consortium of wireless equipment manufacturers and software providers to promote wireless network technology.






10. The first version of the security standards set by the Wi-Fi Alliance.






11. An access point with limited functionality. (It does not provide authentication or encryption.)






12. The network name for the wireless network that can be any alphanumeric string from 2 to 32 characters.






13. An encryption technology that replaces the Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) protocol.






14. Two packets derived from the same initialization vector (IV).






15. A technology that allows a device to become authenticated to an access point before moving into its range.






16. The second generation of Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA) security.






17. A 1999 standard with a maximum rated speed of 54 Mbps using the 5-Ghz spectrum.






18. Acipher algorithm used in Wired Encryption Privacy (WEP) that takes one character and replaces it with another.






19. 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.






20. Text that is used in shared key authentication to authenticate a device.






21. A protocol designed to prevent an attacker from capturing - altering - and resending data packets.






22. Encrypted text.






23. A server whose only job is to verify the authentication of devices.






24. A checksum based on the contents of the text - used in WEP encryption.






25. An organization that sets standards for computer networking and wireless communications.






26. A device that can monitor the airwaves for traffic.






27. Movement between cells of a wireless local area network.






28. 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).






29. A checksum based on the contents of the text.






30. A standard originally developed for wired networks that provides a greater degree of security for wireless networks by implementing port-based authentication.






31. A switch that contains authentication and encryption for wireless networks.






32. A 24-bit value that changes each time a packet is encrypted using Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP).






33. A standard formally ratified in 2003 for wireless LAN transmissions of devices transmitting at 54 Mbps.






34. An advanced security encryption protocol used in the Wi-Fi Protected Access 2 (WPA-2) standard.






35. Associating with a new access point.






36. An optional Wired Encryption Privacy (WEP) authentication that uses challenge text for authentication.






37. A 1999 amendment that added two higher speeds (5.5 Mbps and 11 Mbps).






38. A proposed standard for faster wireless LANs projected to be ratified in 2009.