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Acknowledgments

About the Authors

Introduction

Ch. 1. Real World Wireless Security

Ch. 2. Under Siege

Ch. 3. Putting the Gear Together: 802.11 Hardware

Ch. 4. Making the Engine Run: 802.11 Drivers and Utilities

Ch. 5. Learning to WarDrive: Network Mapping and Site Surveying

Ch. 6. Assembling the Arsenal: Tools of the Trade

Ch. 7. Planning the Attack

Ch. 8. Breaking Through

Ch. 9. Looting and Pillaging: The Enemy Inside

Ch. 10. Building the Citadel: An Introduction to Wireless LAN Defense

Wireless Security Policy: The Cornerstone

Layer 1 Wireless Security Basics

The Usefulness of WEP, Closed ESSIDs, MAC Filtering, and SSH Port Forwarding

Secure Wireless Network Positioning and VLANs

Deploying a Linux-Based, Custom-Built Hardened Wireless Gateway

Proprietary Improvements to WEP and WEP Usage

802.11i Wireless Security Standard and WPA: The New Hope

Summary

Ch. 11. Introduction to Applied Cryptography: Symmetric Ciphers

Ch. 12. Cryptographic Data Integrity Protection, Key Exchange, and User Authentication Mechanisms

Ch. 13. The Fortress Gates: User Authentication in Wireless Security

Ch. 14. Guarding the Airwaves: Deploying Higher-Layer Wireless VPNs

Ch. 15. Counterintelligence: Wireless IDS Systems

Appendix A: Decibel–Watts Conversion Table

Appendix B: 802.11 Wireless Equipment

Appendix C: Antenna Irradiation Patterns

Appendix D: Wireless Utilities Manpages

Appendix E: Signal Loss for Obstacle Types

Appendix F: Warchalking Signs

Appendix G: Wireless Penetration Testing Template

Appendix H: Default SSIDs for Several Common 802.11 Products

Glossary

Index

Chapter 10. Building the Citadel: An Introduction to Wireless LAN Defense

“Hide your form, be orderly within, and watch for gaps and slack.”
—Mei Yaochen

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