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