Wireless Network Threat Terms (Ch. 5) Flashcards
The IEEE standard that defines port-based security for wireless network access control.
802.1x
The sending of unsolicited messages over a Bluetooth connection.
bluejacking
The gaining of unauthorized access through a Bluetooth connection.
bluesnarfing
An attack in which the intruder sends a frame to the AP with a spoofed address to make it look like it came from the victim and disconnects them from the network.
disassociation
An attack in which a rogue wireless access point poses as a legitimate wireless service provider to intercept information that users transmit.
evil twin
The byproduct of electrical processes where a stronger signal causes changes in a weaker signal
interference
An attack that involves looking at repeated results in order to crack the WEP secret key.
IV Attack
Purposely obstructing or interfering with a signal.
jamming
Technology that enables communication between
devices when they’re “touched” together. Often used to verify (often through RFID or Wi-Fi) that the device is present.
near field communication (NFC)
A technology that incorporates the use of elec-
tromagnetic coupling in the radio frequency (RF) portion of the spectrum to identify items uniquely (object, animal, person, credit cards, door access tokens, antishoplifting devices, and so on).
Radio Frequency Identification (RFID)
An attack that captures portions of a session to play back later to convince a host that it is still talking to the original connection.
replay attack
An unauthorized wireless access point on a network.
rogue access point
used by the access point of a wireless LAN to identify itself and is intended to be unique for a particular area/entity on a network.
SSID
A security protocol for 802.11b (wireless) networks that
attempts to establish the same security for them as would be present in a wired network.
Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP)
A connection device used for clients in a radio frequency (RF) network.
wireless access point
