Wireless LAN Security Vulnerabilities

It provides an overview of security mechanisms and explains how security works in Wireless LAN networks. An in depth analysis of the Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP), Wi-Fi protected access (WPA) and WPA2 standards is presented. The security vulnerabilities that exist in them are analyzed and explained. One study says 30% of all WLANs detected during network discovery experiment operate with WEP encryption.

Discusses where the vulnerabilities reside, methods that can be used to detect them, and how to secure them. Discussion of hackers’ tools, 802.11 security
standards. .