CWSP, 2nd Edition

Chapter 1 WLAN Security Overview

IN THIS CHAPTER, YOU WILL LEARN ABOUT THE FOLLOWING:

✓ Standards organizations

• International Organization for Standardization (ISO)

• Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

• Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF)

• Wi-Fi Alliance

✓ 802.11 networking basics

✓ 802.11 security basics

• Data privacy

• Authentication, authorization, accounting (AAA)

• Segmentation

• Monitoring

• Policy

✓ 802.11 security history

• 802.11i security amendment and WPA certifications

• Robust Security Network

• The future of 802.11 security

The 802.11-2012 standard defines wireless local area network (WLAN) technology, including all Layer 2 security mechanisms. To better understand WLAN security, you need to have a general appreciation ...