802.11 Security

Acknowledgments

The authors would like to thank their editor, Jim Sumser, for his effort in making this book as clear and useful as possible. We would also like to thank him for his assistance throughout the process of writing this, including giving us the freedom to tackle the book in our own unique way.

Many insightful suggestions were provided during the review process, and we want to extend our deepest thanks to the reviewers: Bob Abuhoff, Agoussi Amon, Dave Markowitz, and John Viega.

Special thanks to Matt Messier for providing information and the firewall scripts for Mac OS X.

We would also like to thank O’Reilly & Associates for giving us the opportunity to write this book.

From Bruce Potter

I would first like to thank my wife, Heidi, and two children, Terran and Robert (who was born halfway through the writing process). They gave me the time and support needed to research and write this book. Without them, I never would have made it.

I would also like to thank the members of NoVAWireless for their expertise and never-ending pursuit of knowledge. Through technical and non-technical discussions on the mailing list, I have learned a great deal of information that helped me with this book.

Finally, I would like to thank The Shmoo Group and in particular, Adam Shand of PersonalTelco. You guys and gals have been the foundation for much of my technical work for the last few years.

From Bob Fleck

I would like to thank my parents for their encouragement and support of both my education and my exploration of computers as I grew up. Many thanks also to my uncle, Chris Fleck, who has fostered my interest in computer science since shortly after I learned to read.

The advice and knowledge of my coworkers and colleagues has been priceless. John Viega helped by guiding me through the trials of writing a book. Will Radosevich, Jordan Dimov, and Jose Nazario have all been a great help over the last few years as a source of discussions on wireless networking and security.

The community wireless networking groups around the world have made great contributions to understanding the uses of these technologies and developing interesting ways of deploying and securing 802.11 networks. I can’t thank them enough for the knowledge they have collected on their websites and mailing lists. Just as important, I thank the ISPs that actively support wireless networking and cooperate with their customers to explore the new possibilities it provides.