Wireless (802.11) Network Security:

• Slideshow on wireless security from the meeting (48 slides)

• Books and articles:
  • Ars Technica: Security Practicum: Essential Home Wireless Security Practices
  • War Flying over San Diego - from Ars Technica
  • War Flying over Silicon Valley - from Ars Technica
  • Wireless LAN Security & Wardriving (802.11)
  • Recent CNN article on wireless network security
  • O'Reilly Network: Wireless LAN Security: A Short History
  • The Book of Wi-Fi - No Starch Press book on wireless networking shown at the meeting
  • 802.11 Security - O'Reilly & Associates book on wireless network security shown at the meeting
  • Wireless Hacks - O'Reilly & Associates book on wireless tips and tricks, including security (not shown at meeting)

  • O'Reilly & Associates Web site lists a number of books and articles on 802.11 security
    • This link will search their site and return all references for wireless security
  
  
• Software tools used to crack wireless networks (can also be used to evaluate your OWN wireless LAN for security gaps):
  • NetStumbler - software to detect wireless networks (Windows 2000, XP)
  • MiniStumbler - NetStumbler for Pocket PC users (Windows CE)
  • MacStumbler and ClassicStumbler - Mac OS X and Mac OS 9 NetStumbler-like software
  • iStumbler - still more Stumbler-type software for Mac OS X - simpler to use than MacStumbler
  • Kismet - wireless network monitoring tool (Linux only)
  • Kismac - Kismet-like software for Mac OS X
  • tcpdump - standard Unix command-line program to capture and analyze network traffic (ships with most versions of Unix)
  • Ethereal - GUI-based network traffic capture and analysis tool (Unix, Linux and Windows)
  • AirSnort - software to crack Wireless Encryption Protocol keys
  • WEPCrack - An 802.11 key breaker

• IEEE 802 Standards - home page for all the IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) 802 standards, including the various flavors of 802.11
• Wi-Fi Alliance - organization which certifies interoperability for 802.11 devices
• Virtual Private Network Consortium - organization which certifies devices for Virtual Private Network (VPN) interoperability

• Linksys
• Netgear
• D-Link
• SMC Networks
• Belkin
• Hawking Technology
• Proxim
• Buffalo Technologies
• Airlink+

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