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