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Guide to Wireless Network Security

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  • © 2006

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Authors:
  1. John R. Vacca

    1. Pomeroy

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  • Provides up-to-date perspective on security threats
  • Hands-on reference for practitioners and advanced-level students
  • Predictions for network architectures
  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

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Table of contents (32 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxiii
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  3. Designing Wireless Network Security

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 161-161
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    2. Wireless Network Security Design Issues

      Pages 163-175

    3. Cost Justification and Consideration

      Pages 177-185

    4. Standards Design Issues

      Pages 187-199

    5. Authenticating Architectural Design Considerations

      Pages 201-212

  4. Planning for Wireless Network Security

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 213-213
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    2. Implementation Plan Development

      Pages 215-252

    3. Wireless Network Security Planning Techniques

      Pages 253-259

  5. Installing and Deploying Wireless Network Security

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 261-261
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    2. Testing Techniques

      Pages 263-269

    3. Internetworking Wireless Security

      Pages 271-283

    4. Installation and Deployment

      Pages 285-293

    5. Securing Your Wireless E-Commerce Storefront

      Pages 295-319
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1. INTRODUCTION With the increasing deployment of wireless networks (802. 11 architecture) in enterprise environments, IT enterprises are working to implement security mechanisms that are equivalent to those existing today for wire-based networks. An important aspect of this is the need to provide secure access to the network for valid users. Existing wired network jacks are located inside buildings already secured from unauthorized access through the use of keys, badge access, and so forth. A user must gain physical access to the building in order to plug a client computer into a network jack. In contrast, a wireless access point (AP) may be accessed from off the premises if the signal is detectable (for instance, from a parking lot adjacent to the building). Thus, wireless networks require secure access to the AP and the ability to isolate the AP from the internal private network prior to user authentication into the network domain. Furthermore, as enterprises strive to provide better availability of mission-critical wireless data, they also face the challenge of maintaining that data's security and integrity. While each connection with a client, a supplier or a enterprise partner can improve responsiveness and efficiency, it also increases the vulnerability of enterprise wireless data to attack. In such an environment, wireless network security is becoming more important every day. Also, with the growing reliance on e-commerce, wireless network-based services and the Internet, enterprises are faced with an ever-increasing responsibility to protect their systems from attack.

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  • Pomeroy

    John R. Vacca

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