048 Cisco Wireless LAN Security

Expert guidance for securing your 802.11 networks

• Learn best practices for securely managing, operating, and scaling WLANs
• Comprehend the security-related technological underpinnings of WLANs
• Explore new security protocols in 802.11i and WPA and learn how they prevent attacks
• Review centralized deployment models for wired/wireless integration
• Deepen your knowledge of defense by understanding the tools that attackers use to perform reconnaissance and to attack authentication and encryption mechanisms
• Understand how to design secure WLANs to support enterprise applications with the new standards and practices detailed in this book
• Reference the next generation authentication standards and protocols
• Find out about mobility, hotspots, and campus wireless networks
• Grasp Open Authentication, MAC-based authentication, shared key authentication, EAP authentication protocols, WEP, WPA, and 802.11i

Cisco Wireless LAN Security is an in-depth guide to wireless LAN technology and security, introducing the key aspects of 802.11 security by illustrating major wireless LAN (WLAN) standards that can protect the entire network. Because a WLAN is less effective as an isolated piece of the network, this book emphasizes how to effectively integrate WLAN devices into the wired network while maintaining maximum security.