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