Wireless Technology & Security

By RAMESH BABU YEDURLA

Wireless Local Area Networks



What is the IEEE?

 Institute

of Electrical and Electronics Engineers  Not for profit  Sets the standards for 802.11


What is 802.11?
 Set

of standards for WLAN  Progressing with technology  Change is denoted with a letter

http://www.ieee.org/web/aboutus/home/index.html

WiWi-Fi and 802.11



WiWi-Fi (wireless fidelity)

WLAN products that utilize 802.11 standards  Wi-Fi Alliance Wi
 Oversees

tests of product certification  Products certified Wi-Fi will work with all 802.11 Wistandards

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Wireless & Business



By 2007-2008 200765% of enterprises will have wireless applications deployed  With mobile devices outnumbering traditional PCs


-Editors of Computer World

By the dollars


Total U.S. spending on wireless communications will grow by 9.3% this year, reaching $158.6 billion. Its predicted to hit $212.5 billion by 2008, with a 10% compound annual growth rate.

-Editors of Computer World

Keys for Growth in Business



Improved Security


Steve will address specifics

Increased Options involving

Speed  Range  Frequency


-Editors of Computer World

802.11b & a

802.11b & a


a implemented in 1999


After 802.11b, 2.4GHz and 11 Mbps

Differences from 802.11b

Enhanced data speed to 54 Mbps  Operates in the 5 GHz band

 Less

interference

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802.11g

802.11g
Speed 54 Mbps  Operates in a 2.4 GHz ISM Band


 Is


it better than a or b?
Yes and No

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Compatibility of 802.11g
 802.11b  a,b,


and g

Combination  More expensive

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Disadvantages of 802.11g
 

Range can be reduced.



Radio Frequency

Only has 3 fully non-overlapping nonchannels.



Others can handle up to 11

Before this standard was fully ratified, 802.11n was already being discussed.

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Advantages of 802.11g


Compatibility
 

Ultimately it takes the guesswork away from the user. Ben Worthen Its a life extension of 802.11b

Higher speeds with little price increase.  Use it when greater coverage is needed and cost is a big factor.


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802.11n

Definition
  

802.11n is a newer standard Proper name = IEEE (International Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) The number 11 indicates the IEEE working group within this body, known as TGn.

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Wireless LAN Throughput by IEEE Standard

IEEE WLAN Over-the-Air Media Access Control Layer, Service Standard (OTA) Access Point (MAC SAP) Estimates Estimates

802.11b

11 Mbps

5 Mbps

802.11g

54 Mbps

25 Mbps (when .11b is not present)

802.11a

54 Mbps

25 Mbps

802.11n

200+ Mbps

100 Mbps

The hope of implementing 802.11n is so that consumers may be able to use more of a range of products. HDTV  Streaming videos  Other consumer electonics  Personal computing  Hand held platforms


Where can it be used if implemented?



All major environments including:

Enterprises  Households



Wireless Networks

Public hotspots
Coffee Houses (Starbucks, Internet Cafes)  Pizza Parlors (American Dream)  Schools (OSU entire campus)


What is a hotspot?


Hotspot =
    

Public Area Wireless network connections to the internet NIC = Network Interface Card Have to ask permission to log onto the network Sometimes is free other times costs a small fee (i.e. Starbucks)

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Current Status of 802.11n



Meeting in January 2006 in Kona, Hawaii Wave of the future Price range of $89.50 - $159.00
 Only

for a pre-N router pre-

Benefits of 802.11n
 

The connection speed is really fast It has a great, wide reaching range Comes with software that is compatible with both Windows and Macintoshes.

Disadvantages of 802.11n


It is very expensive as compared with the other routers for b/a/g Requires a MIMO adapter to be able to use it full potential.

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Have the best of the best!!!

Wireless Security

References: www.wifiwww.wifi-planet.com www.wikipedia.org www.tomsnetworking.com http://engr.oregonstate.edu/computing/

Protecting Access and Signal



Wireless Security needs to protect two separate parts of the wireless network.
 Access  Signal

Control who can access the network

Control who can read the signal.

Controlling Access


End to End Encryption  MAC Filtering  Controlling which devices can Log on to the network  This method can be hacked using a MAC Spoof


(kind of like identity theft for wireless computers)

SSID Broadcasting  Do not broadcast the SSID (Service Set Identifier)  If the hackers cannot see your network, it is harder to get into One example of end to end encryption is online banking. Ever notice the https?  https://www.bankofamerica.com

Controlling the signal



WEP Wireless Equivalent Privacy  64 or 128 bit encryption.  Very easy to break.  FBI demonstrated a 3 minute breach using common hacking software1 WPA Wifi Protected Access  This adds additional security features to WEP.  Much harder to crack and can use a pre-shared key (PSK) pre Like a secret password  Based on the 801.11i standard WPA2 WPA with AES  (Advanced Encryption Standard)  Algorithm from WPA is replaced by a message authentication code, CCMP

Other ways to get secured



VPN Virtual Private Network  Two types Secure and Unsecured Secured VPN  uses cryptographic tunneling protocols to provide the snooping), necessary confidentiality (preventing snooping), sender authentication (preventing identity spoofing), spoofing), and message integrity (preventing message alteration) to achieve the privacy intended. When properly chosen, implemented, and used, such techniques can provide secure communications over unsecured networks

Connecting to OSU_PUB Domain

       

Enable Wireless LAN on your device Go to the internet Browser will redirect you to the wireless security page for OSU (See next page) Enter login information (See next page) Enter computer information (See next page) Quit browser (15-20 min) (15Surf Your computer is now permanently registered with OSU (College of Engineering)

Questions?