Chapter 1. WLAN Security Overview

IN THIS CHAPTER, YOU WILL LEARN ABOUT THE FOLLOWING:

• Standards organizations

  • International Organization for Standardization (ISO)

  • Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

  • Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF)

  • Wi-Fi Alliance

• 802.11 networking basics

• 802.11 security basics

  • Data Privacy

  • Authentication, authorization, accounting (AAA)

  • Segmentation

  • Monitoring

  • Policy

• 802.11 security history

  • 802.11i security amendment and WPA certifications

  • RSN

  • The future of 802.11 security