The definitive guide to penetrating and defending wireless networks.

Straight from the field, this is the definitive guide to hacking wireless networks. Authored by world-renowned wireless security auditors, this hands-on, practical guide covers everything you need to attack -- or protect -- any wireless network.

The authors introduce the 'battlefield,' exposing today's 'wide open' 802.11 wireless networks and their attackers. One step at a time, you'll master the attacker's entire arsenal of hardware and software tools: crucial knowledge for crackers and auditors alike. Next, you'll learn systematic countermeasures for building hardened wireless 'citadels''including cryptography-based techniques, authentication, wireless VPNs, intrusion detection, and more.

Coverage includes:

• Step-by-step walkthroughs and explanations of typical attacks

• Building wireless hacking/auditing toolkit: detailed recommendations, ranging from discovery tools to chipsets and antennas

• Wardriving: network mapping and site surveying

• Potential weaknesses in current and emerging standards, including 802.11i, PPTP, and IPSec

• Implementing strong, multilayered defenses

• Wireless IDS: why attackers aren't as untraceable as they think

• Wireless hacking and the law: what's legal, what isn't

If you're a hacker or security auditor, this book will get you in. If you're a netadmin, sysadmin, consultant, or home user, it will keep everyone else out.

Amazon.com® Reader Reviews (Ranked by Helpfulness)

Average Amazon.com® Rating:  Based on 19 Ratings

The secrets of Wireless Hacking - 2006-08-03
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An excellent resource both for the novice as well as for the advanced user of WLAN. If you work professionally with wireless LAN you should own this book.

Great overall review of wireless tech. - 2006-11-06
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I can't say that this can be your only reference, but using it with Linux, you will be able to do just about anything with free, open source software. Great book. I read it cover to cover.

Outstanding reference - 2007-06-25
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This book is down right scary! The level of detail and information provided is tremendous. The style of writing is excellent and will keep you amuzed as well.
If you've been on the bubble about trying out Linux this book will convince you take the deep dive to better understand wireless activities.

Still trying to get back to it. - 2007-01-11
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After reading the book I am planning on going back over it and trying to implement some of the info learned.

Excellent book - 2006-04-20
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I think everything that needed to be said has been said by Richard. This is an excellent book for those who want to get their hands dirty with Wireless Security. One of the areas in IT that will never die down, not anytime soon at least, is security. IT security is especially HOT right now, and a lot of companies are paying more attention to what they should have years ago. In my home city, Philadelphia, there is a project called Wireless for Philly that is supposed to bring wireless connection to everybody. Now, while people see that as just another development in this great city, I look at it as an opportunity for people who are smart enough to protect this kind of network. This book does the job. I am going to suggest that if you know you are not going to have time to dedicate to this book, don't pick this book up. You're better off! Because if you do pick this book up, it's going to be hard to put it down.

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