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