2. Overview of wireless network security
In 2004, wireless LANs took a major step forward with the publication of the IEEE 802.1X standard and the IEEE 802.11i amendment. These two documents differ in content as follows:
IEEE 802.1X describes the set of protocols and message formats used to authenticate a terminal wishing to connect to a network, whether wired or wireless. It is described in greater detail in 3 ;
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Bibliography
Websites
Club de la Sécurité de l'Information Français, IT threats and security practices in France, 2008 Edition https://clusif.fr/publications/menaces-informatiques-pratiques-de-securite-france-edition-2018-rapport/ (page consulted on December 23, 2009)
Standards and norms
- IEEE p. 802.11s/d2.06 : Part 11 : Wireless LAN MAC and physical layer specifications, amendment 10 : Mesh networking. IEEE draft - IEEE 802.11s TG - 01-09
- IEEE std. 802.11-2007 (revision of IEEE std. 802.11-1999) : Part 11 : Wireless LAN MAC and physical layer specifications. IEEE standard - IEEE 802.11 TG - 06-07
- IEEE std. 802.1x-2004 : Port based network access control. IEEE standard - IEEE 802.1X TG...
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