Manual Compaq Ipaq 3630 wireless security (page 24 of 30) (English)

35484

Zoom out

Zoom in

1/30

Wireless Security White Paper 24

Infowave further notes that the engineering effort required to perform the above attack is

prohibitive. It is not sufficient to just capture data and analyze it. The attacker would need to

build working versions of both the IStack transport layer (Infowave proprietary) and the WBE

authentication and session protocols (also Infowave proprietary) in order to carry out this attack.

One of these servers would be required for each client impersonated, since the WBE server only

supports one connection for each IP address. This attack would also require re-configuring the

client to communicate with the attacking server, or alternatively impersonating this IP address on

the Internet.

Access Points

The third key juncture in the pipe, after mobile access devices and wireless connectivity

technologies, consists of access points.

The term “access point” is used to describe the point in the pipe where the data leaves the

connectivity medium (WLAN and WWAN) and reaches the point at which data travels to the

wired lines or Internet. In the case of WLANs, for example, the Access Point is a piece of

hardware, a hub, which transfers data to the local area network via an Ethernet connection in an

office building. In the case of WWANs, the Access Point is the telecommunications company

which routes the data to the phone line which enters the corporate data network and/or the

Internet.

WLAN Access Points

Certain weaknesses of Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP)

will be remedied in IEEE extensions to

the WEP specification that include 802.11i and 802.1x. 802.1x can be included in any access

point and will permit authentication to any authentication database (EAP RADIUS server). The

802.11i Security Subgroup is working to specify stronger encryption algorithms for future use in

802.11 networks. Compaq is an active participant in this effort. In the current draft specification,

a strengthened version of the RC-4/per-frame IV encryption algorithm, and a 128-bit AES

encryption algorithm are proposed. Per-user authentication eliminates the WEP key-distribution

problem (mentioned further below). The 801.11i standard ratified in 2001 will be the future

encryption standard. A fully secure solution will involve the use of 802.11i with its AES-based

encryption algorithm along with 802.1x as the key distribution and network access mechanism.

802.1x is not limited to wireless networks. It can be used to authenticate user access to any closed

network. For example, a company may have a private network, which should be accessible only

to employees, with more public segments that can also be made available to customers. Without

802.1x it would be necessary to isolate these two networks, which could lead to significant

duplication of effort and equipment.

Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) is an optional IEEE 802.11b feature used to provide data security equivalent to that of a wired

LAN without privacy-enhancing encryption techniques. According to the 802.11b standard, WEP data encryption is used to prevent

access to the network by intruders using similar WLAN equipment and to prevent capture of WLAN traffic through eavesdropping.

Report abuse

Libble takes abuse of its services very seriously. We're committed to dealing with such abuse according to the laws in your country of residence. When you submit a report, we'll investigate it and take the appropriate action. We'll get back to you only if we require additional details or have more information to share.

Product:

Forumrules

To achieve meaningful questions, we apply the following rules:

First, read the manual;
Check if your question has been asked previously;
Try to ask your question as clearly as possible;
Did you already try to solve the problem? Please mention this;
Is your problem solved by a visitor then let him/her know in this forum;
To give a response to a question or answer, do not use this form but click on the button 'reply to this question';
Your question will be posted here and emailed to our subscribers. Therefore, avoid filling in personal details.

new questions and answers
new manuals

You will receive an email to register for one or both of the options.

Get your user manual by e-mail

Enter your email address to receive the manual of Compaq Ipaq 3630 wireless security in the language / languages: English as an attachment in your email.

The manual is 0,5 mb in size.

You will receive the manual in your email within minutes. If you have not received an email, then probably have entered the wrong email address or your mailbox is too full. In addition, it may be that your ISP may have a maximum size for emails to receive.

The manual is sent by email. Check your email

If you have not received an email with the manual within fifteen minutes, it may be that you have a entered a wrong email address or that your ISP has set a maximum size to receive email that is smaller than the size of the manual.

The email address you have provided is not correct.

Please check the email address and correct it.

Your question is posted on this page

Would you like to receive an email when new answers and questions are posted? Please enter your email address.

Info

Compaq Ipaq 3630 wireless security Manual

Product: