A list of wireless network attacks |
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| 26 Jun 2009 | SearchSecurity.com |
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by Lisa Phifer
In our buzzword-filled industry, wrapping your arms around wireless attacks and their potential business impacts can be tough.
This tip tries to bring order to this chaos by providing a reference list of attacks against 802.11 and 802.1X, categorized by type of threat, and mapped to associated hacker methods and tools.
Access control attacks
These attacks attempt to penetrate a network by using wireless or evading WLAN access control measures, like AP MAC filters and 802.1X port access controls.
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Confidentiality attacks
These attacks attempt to intercept private information sent over wireless associations, whether sent in the clear or encrypted by 802.11 or higher layer protocols.
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Integrity attacks
These attacks send forged co
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ntrol, management or data frames over wireless to mislead the recipient or facilitate another type of attack (e.g., DoS).
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Authentication attacks
Intruders use these attacks to steal legitimate user identities and credentials to access otherwise private networks and services.
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Availability attacks
These attacks impede delivery of wireless services to legitimate users, either by denying them access to WLAN resources or by crippling those resources.
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Note: Many of these tools can be found in the BackTrack Auditor Security Collection, a live CD open source toolkit intended for use during penetration testing and vulnerability assessment.
>> Move to the next tip: A wireless network vulnerability assessment checklist
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