CWSP, 2nd Edition

Chapter 13 Wireless LAN Security Auditing

IN THIS CHAPTER, YOU WILL LEARN ABOUT THE FOLLOWING:

✓ WLAN security audit

• OSI Layer 1 audit

• OSI Layer 2 audit

• Penetration testing

• Wired infrastructure audit

• Social engineering audit

• WIPS audit

• Documenting the audit

• Audit recommendations

✓ WLAN security auditing tools

• Linux-based tools

The diligent practice of WLAN security auditing is just as important to a healthy network as good planning and performance tuning but is often overlooked due to budgetary and time constraints. When building an 802.11 WLAN, you focus a lot of attention on the users, the intended use of the network, the devices used, channels, application support, security measures, signal strength, and bandwidth utilization. Although ...