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Mastering Kali Linux Wireless Pentesting

You're reading from Mastering Kali Linux Wireless Pentesting Test your wireless network's security and master advanced wireless penetration techniques using Kali Linux

Product type Paperback

Published in Feb 2016

Publisher

ISBN-13 9781785285561

Length 310 pages

Edition 1st Edition

Tools

Kali Linux

Concepts

Web Penetration Testing

Authors (2):

Jilumudi Raghu Ram

Brian Sak

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Table of Contents (11) Chapters

Preface

1. Wireless Penetration Testing Fundamentals FREE CHAPTER

2. Wireless Network Scanning

3. Exploiting Wireless Devices

4. Wireless Cracking

5. Man-in-the-Middle Attacks

6. Man-in-the-Middle Attacks Using Evil Twin Access Points

7. Advanced Wireless Sniffing

8. Denial of Service Attacks

9. Wireless Pentesting from Non-Traditional Platforms

Index

802.11 network terminology

Building upon the wireless fundamentals discussed in Chapter 1, Wireless Penetration Testing Fundamentals, there are a number of terms that will come into play during the scanning phase of the wireless assessment. When a wireless network is created, it will be identified by one or more topologies defined by the IEEE 802.11 workgroup. There are three basic network topologies defined by the IEEE 802.11 group. They are as follows:

Basic Service Set (BSS)
Extended Service Set (ESS)
Independent Basic Service Set (IBSS)

Now, let's look at each of them in detail:

BSS: This consists of one access point with one or more client stations attached to it. Client stations will communicate through the AP. The following figure shows the basic service set:
There are a few other considerations to keep in mind when it comes to BSS:
- Basic Service Set Identifier (BSSID): This is simply the MAC address of the access point, which is a 48 bit identifier (that is, xx.xx.xx.xx.xx.xx). Each...

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Authors (2)

Raghu Ram

Raghu Ram

Jilumudi Raghu Ram is a security analyst with over 5 years of experience in the information security domain, with a strong knowledge of incident response, digital forensics, network security, infrastructure penetration testing, and Secure configuration audits. He has conducted security audits for more than 70 networks, both internal and external, re-audits, secure configuration reviews, and server audits (Linux and Windows) for various organizations. One of his major clients has been the Government of India, where his team was responsible for conducting penetration testing assignments for various government bodies, as well as preparing vulnerability assessment and penetration testing reports, and supporting the clients to fix those vulnerabilities. Raghu Ram's areas of expertise include incident response, digital forensics, threat research, penetration testing, vulnerability assessment, dynamic malware analysis, intrusion detection systems, and security operations monitoring. Raghu Ram has written various articles related to information security in the Hindu Group magazine Frontline. He also maintains his own website dedicated to Penetration Testing - www.wirelesspentest.com

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Sak

Sak

Brian Sak, CCIE #14441 (Security), is a 20-year information security veteran who currently works as a technical solutions architect for Cisco Systems. At Cisco Systems, he is engaged in solution development, and he consults with Cisco partners to help them build and improve their processes and services in the areas of big data analytics and digitization. Prior to joining Cisco Systems, Brian performed security consulting, penetration testing, and security assessment services for large financial institutions, US government agencies, and enterprises in the Fortune 500. In addition to numerous security and industry certifications, he has a bachelor's of science degree in information technology, with an emphasis on information security, and a master's of science degree in information security and assurance. He is also a contributor to The Center for Internet Security and other publications by Packt and Cisco Press.

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