Rogue Access Points Flashcards

1
Q

Rogue access points

A
  • A significant potential backdoor
    • Huge security concerns
  • Very easy to plug in a wireless AP
    • Or enable wireless sharing in your OS
  • Schedule a periodic survey
    • Walk around your building/campus
    • Use third-party tools / WiFi Pineapple

• Consider using 802.1X (Network Access Control)
• You must authenticate, regardless of connection
type
• Enable port security, limit MAC addresses per port

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
2
Q

Wireless evil twins

A
  • Buy a wireless access point
    • Less than $100 US

• Configure it exactly the same way as an existing
network
• Same SSID and security settings

  • Overpower the existing access points
    • May not require the same physical location
  • WiFi hotspots are easy to fool
    • And they’re wide open
  • You encrypt your communication, right?
    • Use HTTPS and a VPN
How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly