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