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Security Chap 9

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bluejacking   an attack that sends unsolicited messages to Bluetooth-enabled devices  
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bluesnarfing   attack that accesses unauthorized info from a wireless device through a Bluetooth connection  
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Bluetooth   a wireless technology that uses short range radio frequency transmissions and provides rapid ad hoc device pairings  
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captive portal AP   an infrastructure that is used on public access WLANs to provide a higher degree of security  
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CHAP   a weak authentication protocol that has been replaced by the EAP  
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CCMP   encryption protocol used for WPA2 that specifies the use of a general-purpose cipher mode algorithm providing data privacy with AES  
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evil twin   an AP setup by an attacker to mimic an authorized AP and capture transmissions, so a users device will unknowingly connect to this evil twin instead of the authorized AP  
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EAP   a framework for transporting authentication protocols that defines the format of the messages  
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IV   a 24-bit value used in WEP that changes each time a packet is encrypted  
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LEAP   a proprietary EAP method developed by Cisco Systems requiring mutual authentication used for WLAN encryption using Cisco client software  
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MAC address filtering   a methood for controlling access to a WLAN based on the device's MAC address  
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NFC   a set of standards primarily for smartphones and smart cards that can be used to establish communication between devices in close proximity  
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PAP   a weak authentication protocol that has been replaced by the EAP  
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PSK   the authentication model used in WPA that requires a secret key value to be entered into the AP and all wireless devices prior to communicating  
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PEAP   an EAP method designed to simplify the deployment of 802.1x by using microsoft Windows logins and passwords  
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Rf jamming   intentionally flooding the radio frequency spectrum with extraneous RF signal "noise" that creates interference and prevents communications from occurring  
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rogue access point   an unauthorized AP that allows an attacker to bypass many of the network security configurations and opens the network and its users to attacks  
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SSID   the alphanumeric user-supplied network name of a WLAN  
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Site survey   an in-depth examination and analysis of a wireless LAN site  
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TKIP   the WPA and WPA2 encryption technology  
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war chalking   process of documenting and advertising the location of wireless LANs for others to use  
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war driving   searching for wireless signals from an automobile or on foot using a portable computing device  
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WPA   the origional set of protections from the wi-fi Alliance designed to address both encryption and authentication  
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WPA2   the second generation of WPA security from the Wi-Fi Alliance that addresses authentication and encryption on WLANs and is currently the most secure model for WI-Fi security  
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WPS   an optional means of configuring security on wireless local area networks primarily intended to help others who have little to no knowledge of security to quickly and easily in=mplement security on their WLANs.  
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WEP   an IEEE 802.11 security protocol designed to ensure that only authorized parties can view transmitted wireless information  
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WLAN   a wireless network designed to replace or supplement a wired local area network  
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wireless reply   a passive attack on which the attacker captures transmitted wireless data, records it, and then sends it on to the origional recipient without the attacker's presence being detected.  
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