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Pay heed to 802.11n security.
- Source :
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eWeek . 3/24/2008, Vol. 25 Issue 10, p36-40. 2p. 1 Color Photograph. - Publication Year :
- 2008
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Abstract
- The article presents an analysis regarding the increasing trend for the used of 802.11n as well as its security risk. As most users agrees that their are no known vulnerabilities on the technology, an expert had specified the potential threat. According to Amit Sinha, chief technology officer of wireless intrusion prevention vendor AirDefense, 802.11n significantly complicate the media access control (MAC) layer with the inclusion of mechanisms such as block acknowledgements and spoofed duration fields that could be exploit candidates. It states that the product has still need to finalize the standards before it could be freed totally from the potential risks.
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 15306283
- Volume :
- 25
- Issue :
- 10
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- eWeek
- Publication Type :
- Periodical
- Accession number :
- 31758629