Real 802.11 Security: Wi-Fi Protected Access and 802.11i

by Jon Edney, William Arbaugh

Real 802.11 Security describes an entirely new approach to wireless LAN security based on the latest developments in Wi-Fi technology. The author team addresses the theory, implementations, and reality of Wi-Fi security. It provides an overview of security issues, explains how security works in Wi-Fi networks, and explores various security and authentication protocols. The book concludes with an in-depth discussion of real-world security issues and attack tools.

Genres: Technical, Reference

480 pages, Paperback

First published July 25, 2003

Reviews

[Soumyakj]

good

[Kam Yung Soh · Rating 4 out of 5]

Before the actual 802.11i (known to most people as 'WPA' or 'WPA2') specification was ready, this was the book to read if you wanted to get in-depth knowledge of the problem posed by wireless security. It tells why WEP was broken, the interim and final solutions proposed to fix wifi security and how it actually works.

Time has caught up with the book now that the actual 802.11i spec has been released and has rendered some parts of the book obsolete or in need of corrections. Still a good book to read and was my main reference source for wifi security at my time of need.

[Mat Kramer · Rating 3 out of 5]

This was a decent introduction to the complicated area of Wi-Fi security. It does a good job of explaining the history (at least up to the point when it was published) of 802.11 and Wi-Fi and the relation between standards. It gives a good amount of analogies to real world security that help demonstrate the purpose of the various virtual safeguards. But I ended up feeling that it could have been presented better. Maybe it was the simple graphics - it could have used more engaging graphics and more graphics in general.