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Wireless Network Security
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1. Scanning for a wireless device that listens for a beacon frame for a set period of time.

2. Encrypted text.

3. The network name for the wireless network that can be any alphanumeric string from 2 to 32 characters.

4. Text that is used in shared key authentication to authenticate a device.

5. A 1999 standard with a maximum rated speed of 54 Mbps using the 5-Ghz spectrum.

6. An optional Wired Encryption Privacy (WEP) authentication that uses challenge text for authentication.

7. A checksum based on the contents of the text.

8. An organization that sets standards for computer networking and wireless communications.

9. Unencrypted text.

10. A checksum based on the contents of the text - used in WEP encryption.

11. A technology that allows a device to become authenticated to an access point before moving into its range.

12. A consortium of wireless equipment manufacturers and software providers to promote wireless network technology.

13. An encryption technology that replaces the Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) protocol.

14. Movement between cells of a wireless local area network.

15. The default method of authentication used by the IEEE 802.11 standard.

16. A 1999 amendment that added two higher speeds (5.5 Mbps and 11 Mbps).

17. An advanced security encryption protocol used in the Wi-Fi Protected Access 2 (WPA-2) standard.

18. Associating with a new access point.

19. A switch that contains authentication and encryption for wireless networks.

20. A device that can monitor the airwaves for traffic.

21. The first version of the security standards set by the Wi-Fi Alliance.

22. A standard formally ratified in 2003 for wireless LAN transmissions of devices transmitting at 54 Mbps.

23. A series of 1s and 0s equal in length to the text to be encrypted with Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) plus the integrity check value (IV).

24. The 2004 wireless security standard that addresses the two main weaknesses of wireless networks; encryption and authentication.

25. The second generation of Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA) security.

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