Where wireless is a passion
There are still some solutions in the 802.11-2012 that should not be used as security solution. We discussed SKA, WEP, and TKIP. In this blog, we talk about VPN protocols, MAC filtering, SSID segmentation, and SSID hiding. VPN VPN is still a secure solution, but it need to be used for working remotely from home …
In this blog, I will describe the legacy encryption mechanisms. Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) As stated in an earlier blog, SKA should not be used as an authentication mechanism. WEP is not secure at all and should not be used anymore. WEP can be used as authentication method in SKA, but also as encryption method …
The CWSP exam is based on 802.11-2012. There are some legacy security authentication and encryption that we should never use those days. Some of those legacy mechanisms are deprecated in 802.11-2016 that came out mid 2017. Legacy authentication Open System Authentication Open System Authentication (OSA) is not deprecated. Though it is not deprecated, it is …
Security nowadays is a hot topic. Ransomware is in the news, and even commercials on the Dutch radios are talking about protecting your company against ransomware. Your network is as strong as the weakest link. If you use WEP as your wireless protection, you might as well remove all your security in your company. You …
Hereby my plan of action for preparing for Certified Wireless Analysis Professional. You need to understand the exam objects and not remembering questions. What the hard part is about analyzing wireless problems, you cannot learn it from books (in my opinion). My recommendation is to have real life experiences before taking this test. Use WireShark …
Probably you would not believe it, but there are common wireless issues/limitations as well. Insufficient Capacity Think about networks with mixed PHYs. When there is an HT only network and an ERP client is going to associate with this network. The access point will implement a protection mechanism that have influence on the throughput. Another …