CCENT Exam: Securing a Wireless Network

The following list describes what you will need to know about securing a wireless network for the ICND1 Exam.

  • WEP – Wired Equivalent Privacy
  • Rogue Access Point – an access point that is installed to interfere with an existing WLAN. The most common type is when an employee brings in their own Access Point and plugs it in.
  • Authentication -
  • Encryption -
  • IDS – Intrusion Detection System
  • IPS – Intrusion Protection System
  • SSID – Service Set Identifier
  • MAC Address Filtering
  • TKIP – Temporal Key Integrity Protocol
  • LEAP – Lightweight Extensible Authentication Protocol
  • Cisco MIS – Message Integrity Check
  • Authentication -> Association
  • PSK – Pre-Shared Key
  • WPA uses TKIP/MIC Encryption
  • WPA2 uses AES/CCMP Encryption
  • AAA – Authentication, Authorization, Accounting
  • RADIUS – Remote Authentication Dial-In User Service
  • TACACS+ – Terminal Access Controller Access Control System
  • DIAMETER -
  • COPS – Common Open Policy Service
  • Enterprise Mode – PSK + EAP
  • Personal Mode – Only PSK

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