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Course Length:
5 Days
Course Description:
The Wireless LAN Security course consists of hands on learning using the latest enterprise wireless LAN security and auditing equipment. This course addresses in detail the most up-to-date WLAN intrusion and DoS tools and techniques, functionality of the 802.11i amendment to the 802.11 standard, the inner-workings of each EAP type used with wireless LANs today, and every class and type of WLAN security solution available on the market - from wireless intrusion prevention systems to wireless network management systems.
Who Should Attend:
This class is for those who want to learn the most up-to-date WLAN intrusion and DoS tools and techniques, functionality of the 802.11i amendment to the 802.11 standard, the inner-workings of each EAP type used with wireless LANs today, and every class and type of WLAN security solution available on the market - from wireless intrusion prevention systems to wireless network management systems.
Benefits of Attendance:
Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
  • Implement and manage wireless security in the enterprise by creating layer2 and layer3 hardware and software solutions.
Prerequisites:
Students should have basic wireless LAN literacy.
Course Outline:
  • Introduction to WLAN Security Technology
    1. Security policy
    2. Security concerns
    3. Security auditing practices
    4. Application layer vulnerabilities and analysis
    5. Data Link layer vulnerabilities and analysis
    6. Physical layer vulnerabilities and analysis
    7. 802.11 security mechanisms
    8. Wi-Fi Alliance security certifications
  • Small Office / Home Office WLAN Security Technology and Solutions
    1. WLAN discovery equipment and utilities.
    2. Legacy WLAN security methods, mechanisms, and exploits
    3. Appropriate SOHO security
  • WLAN Mobile Endpoint Security Solutions
    1. Personal-class mobile endpoint security
    2. Enterprise-class mobile endpoint security
    3. User-accessible and restricted endpoint policies
    4. VPN technology overview
  • Branch Office / Remote Office WLAN Security Technology and Solutions
    1. General vulnerabilities
    2. Preshared Key security with RSN cipher suites
    3. Passphrase vulnerabilities
    4. Passphrase entropy and hacking tools
    5. WPA/WPA2 Personal - how it works
    6. WPA/WPA2 Personal - configuration
    7. Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS)
    8. Installation and configuration of WIPS, WNMS, and WLAN controllers to extend enterprise security policy to remote and branch offices
  • Enterprise WLAN Management and Monitoring
    1. Device identification and tracking
    2. Rogue device mitigation
    3. WLAN forensics
    4. Enterprise WIPS installation and configuration
    5. Distributed protocol analysis
    6. WNMS security features
    7. WLAN controller security feature sets
  • Enterprise WLAN Security Technology and Solutions
    1. Robust Security Networks (RSN)
    2. WPA/WPA2 Enterprise - how it works
    3. WPA/WPA2 Enterprise - configuration
    4. IEEE 802.11 Authentication and Key Management (AKM)
    5. 802.11 cipher suites
    6. Use of authentication services (RADIUS, LDAP) in WLANs
    7. User profile management (RBAC)
    8. Public Key Infrastructures (PKI) used with WLANs
    9. Certificate Authorities and x.509 digital certificates
    10. RADIUS installation and configuration
    11. 802.1X/EAP authentication mechanisms
    12. 802.1X/EAP types and differences
    13. 802.11 handshakes
    14. Fast BSS Transition (FT) technologies