• DocumentCode
    809268
  • Title

    802.11: the security differences between b and i

  • Author

    Brown, Brandon

  • Author_Institution
    North Central Coll., Naperville, IL, USA
  • Volume
    22
  • Issue
    4
  • fYear
    2003
  • Firstpage
    23
  • Lastpage
    27
  • Abstract
    To improve authentication robustness, IEEE 802.11i adds the need for an authentication server to the standard. It also implements a two-way authentication method to prevent the man-in-the-middle attacks that have been so prevalent on IEEE 802.11b networks.
  • Keywords
    IEEE standards; authorisation; wireless LAN; IEEE 802.11b networks; IEEE 802.11i; WLAN; authentication server; man-in-the-middle attacks; security; two-way authentication method; Access protocols; Authentication; Broadcasting; Cryptography; Local area networks; Monitoring; Natural languages; Security; Wireless application protocol; Wireless networks;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Potentials, IEEE
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0278-6648
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/MP.2003.1238689
  • Filename
    1238689