Wireless Network Security Abstract
A wireless local area network wlan is a group of wireless networking devices within a limited geographic area such as an office building that exchange data through radio communications.
Wireless network security abstract. Nist sp 800 48 provides recommendations to improve the security of wireless networks. As the wireless communication has the different way of physical transport compared to wire environment of communication thus we have to use different measure to secure a network in wireless environment. Abstract one of the main challenges facing mobile communication is reducing the power consumption of the communication interface. Written by tom karygiannis and les owens.
While assuming the role of chief security officer network security designer and network security administrator the intention of this research was to identify principle elements related to network security and provide an overview of potential threats vulnerabilities and countermeasures associated with technology designed to the ieee 80211 wireless lan standard. Wireless network security abstract this is the study over the wireless network security. Finally it sums up with thoughts and advices about wireless security. Wireless network security abstract this is the study over the wireless network security.
Wireless networking has more security threats and vulnerabilities and we must have an effective management of it compare with wired technology which is more a management issue. Wireless network security for users abstract. Updating routers firmware is a good move towards a secure wireless network. Abstract this itl bulletin summarizes nist special publication sp 800 48 wireless network security 80211 bluetooth and handheld devices.
While this is true for the larger public network the local network environment of the user is very vulnerable to denial of service man in the middle and. As the wireless communication has the different way of physical transport compared to wire environment of communication thus we have to use different measure to secure a network in wireless environment. Moreover it explains the idea of wman wireless metropolitan access network and its security features. The security of each wlan is heavily dependent on how well each wlan componentincluding client devices access points ap and wireless switchesis secured throughout the wlan lifecycle from initial.
Firmware updates usually carry patches for known bug fixes and security updates. Network security technology generally concentrates on protection of the network infrastructure and by implication protection of the user. One standard approach for reducing power consumption involves. This report provides readers with a detailed explanation of next generation 80211 wireless security.
This paper illustrates the key concepts of security wireless networks and security over wireless networks.