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Practical Packet Analysis, 2nd Edition
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Practical Packet Analysis, 2nd Edition

by Chris Sanders
June 2011
Intermediate to advanced
280 pages
7h 56m
English
No Starch Press
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Wireless Security

The biggest concern when deploying and administering a wireless network is the security of the data transmitted across it. With data flying through the air, free for the taking by anyone who knows how, it’s crucial that data be encrypted. Otherwise, anyone with Wireshark and an AirPcap card can see it.

Note

When another layer of encryption, such as SSL or SSH, is used, traffic will still be encrypted at that layer, and the user’s communication will still be unreadable by a person with a packet sniffer.

The original preferred method for securing data transmitted over wireless networks was in accordance with the Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) standard. WEP was mildly successful for years until several weaknesses were uncovered in ...

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