Secure Wireless Routing

Running head : Secure Wireless Routing

Term : Secure Wireless Routing

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15th May 2010

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TOC \o "1-3 " \h \z \u HYPERLINK \l "_Toc8 " Introduction PAGEREF _Toc8 \h 3

HYPERLINK \l "_Toc9 " Wireless Routers : PAGEREF _Toc9 \h 3

HYPERLINK \l "_Toc0 " Functionality of wireless routers PAGEREF _Toc0 \h 4

HYPERLINK \l "_Toc1 " Security issues with wireless routers PAGEREF _Toc1 \h 4

HYPERLINK \l "_Toc2 " Home wireless threats : PAGEREF _Toc2 \h 5

HYPERLINK \l "_Toc3 " Piggy backing : PAGEREF _Toc3

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HYPERLINK \l "_Toc4 " War-Driving : PAGEREF _Toc4 \h 6

HYPERLINK \l "_Toc5 " Unauthorized computer access : PAGEREF _Toc5 \h 6

HYPERLINK \l "_Toc6 " Public wireless networks : PAGEREF _Toc6 \h 7

HYPERLINK \l "_Toc7 " Evil twin attacks : PAGEREF _Toc7 \h 7

HYPERLINK \l "_Toc8 " Wireless Sniffing : PAGEREF _Toc8 \h 8

HYPERLINK \l "_Toc9 " P2P connections : PAGEREF _Toc9 \h 8

HYPERLINK \l "_Toc0 " Unauthorized computer access and spoof attacks : PAGEREF _Toc0 \h 8

HYPERLINK \l "_Toc1 " Securing Wireless Routers : PAGEREF _Toc1 \h 9

HYPERLINK \l "_Toc2 " Access point administration interface PAGEREF _Toc2 \h 10

HYPERLINK \l "_Toc3 " SSID : PAGEREF _Toc3 \h 10

HYPERLINK \l "_Toc4 " WPA encryption and the use of WEP PAGEREF _Toc4 \h 11

HYPERLINK \l "_Toc5 " MAC Filtering : PAGEREF _Toc5 \h 12

HYPERLINK \l "_Toc6 " Transmitting power and positioning PAGEREF _Toc6 \h 12

HYPERLINK \l "_Toc7 " Firewalls : PAGEREF _Toc7 \h 13

HYPERLINK \l "_Toc8 " Conclusion : PAGEREF _Toc8 \h 13

HYPERLINK \l "_Toc9 " References : PAGEREF _Toc9 \h 15 Introduction

Wireless routers are part of the...