<b>Practical Wi-Fi Security: </b><a href="http://searchwebservices.bitpipe.com/detail/RES/1152727302_245.html?asrc=RSS_BP_BLATWIRELESS">White Paper: Practical Wi-Fi Security</a> <br /><blockquote>by Hewlett-Packard Company
<br />Posted: 12 Jul 2006
Published: 12 Jul 2006
<br />Format: Microsoft Word
<br />Length: 7 Page(s)
T<br />Type: White Paper
<br />Language: English
<br /><br /><b>Abstract:</b> Wi-Fi is an abbreviation for wireless fidelity and is used to refer generically to any type of wireless network based on the IEEE 802.11 standard-be that network 802.11b (an 11 Mbps technology, currently the most popular form of Wi-Fi), 802.11a (a 54 Mbps technology, a newer and emerging favorite), 802.11g (55 Mbps), or other formats.
An industry consortium known as the Wi-Fi Alliance, composed of leading wireless and equipment vendors whose mission is to certify 802.11 products for interoperability, makes sure that all equipment described as Wi-Fi can work together. This group seeks to create a global brand and identity for 802.11-based wireless LAN (local area network) products. All 802.11a, b, and g products can be called Wi-Fi, but only products that pass Wi-Fi alliance testing can label their products as "Wi-Fi Certified" (a registered trademark).
Wi-Fi offers users easy wireless network set-up, access, and use. But because the standard was designed with only limited security capabilities-basically, to foil casual eavesdropping rather than more powerful forms of attack-it's essential for managers and IT professionals alike to understand that Wi-Fi is subject to well-known and well-documented security vulnerabilities and weaknesses. <br /><br /><br />
</blockquote><br /><br />Technorati Tags: <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/wi-fi%20security" rel="tag">wi-fi security</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/iee802.11" rel="tag">iee802.11</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/wi-fi%20alliance" rel="tag">wi-fi alliance</a><br /><br />--<br><font color="gray" size="2">Posted by Bill Drew to <a href="http://wirelesslibraries.blogspot.com/2006/07/practical-wi-fi-security.html">Wireless Libraries</a> at 7/13/2006 10:33:42 AM</font>
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