20 Wireless LAN security
This chapter covers
- Applying the CIA triad to wireless communications
- Authenticating wireless LAN clients before allowing them to communicate
- Maintaining the confidentiality and integrity of communications in a wireless LAN
- The WPA, WPA2, and WPA3 security certification programs
Imagine that you are in a room full of people. You have to communicate a private message to your friend on the other side of the room, but all you can do is shout at the top of your lungs. Basically, that’s how communication in a wireless LAN works. Security is a major concern in all networks, but the unbounded nature of the medium means that securing communications in wireless LANs is even more critical.
In this chapter, we will take a high-level ...
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