Wireless network security for users

Author

Russell, Steve F.

Author_Institution

Iowa State Univ., Ames, IA, USA

fYear

2001

fDate

36982

Firstpage

172

Lastpage

177

Abstract

Network security technology generally concentrates on protection of the network infrastructure and, by implication, protection of the user. While this is true for the larger public network, the local network environment of the user is very vulnerable to denial-of-service, “man-in-the-middle” and other attacks that can be devastating. In this paper, we examine the issues of wireless security from the perspective of the user and the local network. We look at airlink attacks by specialized transmitters and intercept receivers. Examples are taken from the technologies used in IS-95 CDMA cellular radiotelephones and IEEE 892.11 wireless LANs

Keywords

IEEE standards; cellular radio; code division multiple access; protection; radio networks; radio receivers; radio transmitters; telecommunication security; telecommunication standards; wireless LAN; IEEE 892.11 wireless LAN; IS-95 CDMA cellular radiotelephones; airlink attacks; denial-of-service attacks; intercept receivers; local network environment; man-in-the-middle attacks; network infrastructure protection; specialized transmitters; user protection; wireless network security; Communication system security; Costs; Data security; Government; Mobile communication; Multiaccess communication; Protection; Regulators; Wireless networks; Wireless sensor networks;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Information Technology: Coding and Computing, 2001. Proceedings. International Conference on

Conference_Location

Las Vegas, NV

Print_ISBN

0-7695-1062-0

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ITCC.2001.918786

Filename

918786