WIRELESS:
WIRELESS - - - HOME NETWORKS (WLAN) ..... WI-FI SECURITY AND SET-UP.... Small Business
Basically for security, you may want to read this typical security article about WEP encryption (BELOW) .... it has been hacked and you will want to upgrade in all areas to newer WPA encryption and not log onto Networks putting you at risk with much older and outdated WEP encryption or products. This applies to all Wireless Networks, whether a Home Network with Routers or Public Wi-Fi Access or other Municipal City Wide Wi-Fi Services. NOTE that Windows Mobile 2003 began with WPA as default (WEP64/128 bit and WPA 256bit encryption) and older Models were not elegible for the Windows Mobile 2003 Upgrade and thus stuck with WEP encryption as worthless. At the same time of course Microsoft released the WPA Upgrades through Windows Updates for Home PCs. Today, there is a wireless explosion with Wi-Fi and Bluetooth as well and through many devices and scenarios. Because of the explosion as well by crimewares and cyber crime persons (adware, spyware, botnets, malwares) involving Identity Theft and related Cyber Crimes - the average user is well advised to become security educated on any Device able to access the World Web or the Wireless Internet or Wireless Connections of any kind.
Cafe Latte attack steals data from Wi-Fi PCs (WEP encryption)
October 19th, 2007
Cafe Latte attack steals data from Wi-Fi PCs
“With the discovery of our attack, every employee of an organization is the target of an attack.” Security researcher uncovers technique that exploits holes in WEP encryption to log onto supposedly secure wireless networks If you use a secure wireless network, hackers may be able to steal data from your … via Infoworld
http://www.topix.net/tech/computer-security/2007/10/cafe-latte-attack-steals-data-from-wi-fi-pcs
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Windows Vista Help: What are the different wireless network security ...
This is referred to as WPA-Enterprise or WPA2-Enterprise . It can also be used in a pre-shared key (PSK) mode, where every user is given the same passphrase
http://windowshelp.microsoft.com/Windows/en-US/Help/b385cc8a-af25-489e-a82e-decf6df26b681033.mspx
Windows Vista Partners: D-Link Systems
Support for WEP, WPA, and WPA2 security standards help ensure that you will be able to use the best possible encryption—regardless of your other wireless devices.
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/shop/partners/dlink.mspx
Windows Vista Help: Choosing a network location
For wireless networks, a wireless connection encrypted with Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) or Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA). (For WPA, WPA2 is preferred.
http://windowshelp.microsoft.com/Windows/en-US/Help/6ddfa83c-01c8-441e-b041-1fd912c3fe601033.mspx
Windows Vista Help: Enable 802.1X authentication
On wireless networks, 802.1X can be used with Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) or Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA) encryption. 5. In the Choose a network ...
http://windowshelp.microsoft.com/Windows/en-US/Help/d4a8a69a-f885-4766-a991-446031bc32881033.mspx
Windows Vista Help: Ad hoc networking
Security type. For your computer’s security, choose WPA-2 Personal. (We don't recommend using WEP. WPA-2 is more secure. If you try WPA-2 and it doesn’t work, we recommend that ...
http://windowshelp.microsoft.com/windows/en-us/help/0e158c21-4c70-4235-879d-0c9133218e561033.mspx
Windows Vista Help: Setting up a wireless network
We recommend that you use WPA because it offers better security than the traditional Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) security. With WPA you can also use a passphrase , so you don’t ...
http://windowshelp.microsoft.com/windows/en-us/help/297fa2dc-b20b-4327-b673-707a968c86801033.mspx#EK
WPA Wireless Security for Home Networks
Explains how to use Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA), a new wireless security specification, to secure your home network.
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/networking/expert/bowman_03july28.mspx
Windows XP: Improve the security of your wireless home network
WPA-PSK (also known as WPA-Personal). A more secure alternative to WEP, but because it is newer, it is not as widely supported. Microsoft Windows XP with Service Pack 2 supports WPA ...
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/networking/security/wireless.mspx
Download details: Windows XP Support Patch for Wi-Fi Protected Access ...
WPA is intended to replace the existing Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) standard, offering much more robust methods of encryption and authentication and resulting in a new level of ...
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=009D8425-CE2B-47A4-ABEC-274845DC9E91&displaylang=en
Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA) support for Wireless Network (IEEE 802.11 ...
Provides a hotfix that lets you apply wireless network policy settings to a domain or an organizational unit. You can also use this new feature to define preferred wireless ...
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/811233
Expert Zone Support Webcast: How to set up WPA-based wireless security ...
Thursday, April 21, 2005: 10:00 AM Pacific time: Explains how to secure a wireless network using new security standards. Explains how to set up WPA-based wireless security and ...
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/895616
Download details: Update for Microsoft Windows XP: KB826942
This update provides support for Wireless Protected Access, a new standards-based wireless security solution developed by the Wi-Fi Alliance. ... This update provides support for ...
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=5039EF4A-61E0-4C44-94F0-C25C9DE0ACE9&displaylang=en
Wireless LAN Technologies and Microsoft Windows
For example, Windows XP with Service Pack 2 (SP2) supports configuration options for the Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA) security standard. However, if the wireless network adapter ...
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/network/wifi/wrlsxp.mspx
The Wi-Fi Protected Access 2 (WPA2)/Wireless Provisioning Services ...
The update supports the additional mandatory security features of the IEEE 802.11i standard that are not already included for products that support WPA.
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/893357
WPA
Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA) is an implementation that is based on a subset of the IEEE 802.11i standard. WPA, when used with the Temporal Key Integrity Protocol and the Michael ...
http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms886626.aspx
Implement WPA2-Personal wireless security on a Windows XP SP2-based ...
Like WPA, WPA2 relies on Pre-Shared Key (PSK) to provide encryption. For more information about WPA and wireless security in general, see my earlier column, How to secure your ...
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/security/expert/bowman_wirelesssecurity.mspx
You cannot connect to a wireless access point with the Wi-Fi Protected ...
After you install the Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA) update (815485) on a Windows XP-based computer, your wireless network adapter may not be able to connect to your wireless access ...
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/821442
Configuring Windows XP IEEE 802.11 Wireless Networks for the Home and ...
WPA Encryption. IEEE 802.11i is a new standard that specifies improvements to wireless LAN networking security. The 802.11i standard addresses many of the security issues of the ...
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/network/wifi/wifisoho.mspx
Set up a secure wireless network using Windows Connect Now
WPA-Personal/PSK provides a more secure encryption solution. D-Link's WCN devices are all WPA-Personal capable. To specify the SSID and encryption....
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/networking/learnmore/bowman_05june13.mspx
Using a Wireless Laptop at Work and at Home
Also set your WEP or Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA ) encryption for the network at this time. For an excellent article on setting up WPA on a home network, see Barb Bowman's WPA ...
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/tabletpc/expert/russell_tabletlaptop.mspx
Wireless LAN Support in Windows: Frequently Asked Questions
The new WPA settings will be read and configured for wireless clients running Windows XP with Service Pack 2 , Windows XP with Service Pack 1 and the Wireless Update Rollup Package ...
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/network/wifi/wififaq.mspx
WPA Authentication
The following topics define the requirements for supporting Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA) on an 802.11 device: Driver Requirements for WPA. Describes what the 802.11 miniport ...
http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa504154.aspx
Appendix D: WPA Support
The Securing Wireless LANS with Certificate Services solution is by design compatible with Wi – Fi Protected Access (WPA) security for wireless LANs (WLANs). WPA compatibility ...
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/prodtech/windowsserver2003/pkiwire/AP04.mspx?mfr=true
Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA) Overview: The Cable Guy, March 2003
Let the Cable Guy guide you through an overview of Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA) ... For a list and additional information on all The Cable Guy columns, click here.
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb877996.aspx
Choosing a Strategy for Wireless LAN Security
Wi–Fi Protected Access (WPA) Pre–shared Key (PSK) for very small businesses and home offices. • Password–based WLAN security for organizations that do not use and do not need ...
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/guidance/cryptographyetc/peap_int.mspx
Microsoft Security Advisory (917021): Description of the Wi-Fi ...
Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA) is an interim standard adopted by the Wi-Fi Alliance to provide more secure encryption and data integrity while the IEEE 802.11i standard was being ...
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/advisory/917021.mspx
Planning a Wireless LAN Security Implementation
... focused on the use of strong authentication to the WLAN using 802.1X and encrypting the network traffic using dynamic Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) or WiFi Protected Access (WPA)
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/guidance/cryptographyetc/peap_2.mspx
Download details: Secure Wireless Access Point Configuration
Receive guidance about configuring wireless access points to support Wi-Fi protected access (WPA) and configuring the required supporting network infrastructure. ... Receive ...
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=27390BD4-D920-43AF-98A1-0F53FBB90A02&displaylang=en
Secure Wireless Access Point Configuration
Receive guidance on configuring wireless application protocols (WAPs) to support wi-fi protected access (WPA) and configuring the required supporting network infrastructure.
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/midsizebusiness/topics/serversecurity/wirelessaccessconfig.mspx
How to troubleshoot wireless network connections in Windows XP Service ...
Options here include Open , Shared , WPA , and WPA-PSK . If you are using WPA , no additional configuration is required. If you are using WPA-PSK , an 8- to 63-character password is ...
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/870702
Using Wi-Fi safely: encryption and other tips
Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA): like burglarizing a house with a good alarm system. WPA offers a more robust encryption scheme that uses a system called Temporal Key Integrity ...
http://www.microsoft.com/smallbusiness/resources/technology/broadband_mobility/using_wi_fi_safely_encryption_and_other_tips.mspx
Overview of Securing Wireless LANs with PEAP and Passwords
Using WPA in the Solution. Appendix C: Supported OS Versions. Appendix D: Scripts and Support Files. Support. More information about support for the Microsoft products in this solution ...
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/guidance/cryptographyetc/peap_0.mspx
Hooking up with Wi-Fi: 6 things to know
802.11g, however, employs a newer encryption standard, Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA), which isn't perfect but is considered to be much more secure than WEP.
http://www.microsoft.com/smallbusiness/resources/technology/broadband_mobility/hooking_up_with_wifi_6_things_to_know.mspx
Windows XP Update Bolsters Security of Both Private and Public Wi-Fi ...
Building on the protections of the earlier Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA) specification, the new Wi-Fi Alliance standard offers the advanced data encryption mandated by the Federal ...
http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/press/2005/may05/05-12WPA2UpdatesPR.mspx
Microsoft Product Information Center: Microsoft® Broadband Networking ...
Automatic WPA/WEP security . Get automatic Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) protection and Wi-Fi Protected Access™ (WPA), the most sophisticated standard in wireless security.
http://www.microsoft.com/products/info/product.aspx?view=22&pcid=13194ee9-f7e7-4785-9cbf-f5ed24e8eff4&type=ovr
Wi-Fi Protected Access 2 Data Encryption and Integrity: The Cable Guy ...
Like WPA and the Temporal Key Integrity Protocol (TKIP), AES CCMP uses a set of temporal keys that are derived from a master key and other values....
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb878096.aspx
Smart Display Setup Is Incompatible with Wi-Fi Protected Access Update
After you install the Wireless Fidelity (Wi-Fi) Protected Access (WPA) update on a Microsoft Windows XP Professional-based computer, and then you run the Smart Display Setup ...
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/821486
You cannot connect to a wireless network on a Windows Vista-based ...
You use Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA) together with Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) encryption to access wireless networks. • A computer certificate is configured correctly on ...
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/935222
Planning for Secure Wireless Services
WiFi Protected Access (WPA) High. Easy to deploy. More secure than WEP. WPA is a newer standard and not as broadly adopted. Updates required to Microsoft Windows XP to support WPA....
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/solutionaccelerators/smbiz/sitsol/DsgnNwrk_11.mspx?mfr=true
Configuring the Wireless LAN Clients
For instructions on how to configure Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA) data protection and key management, see Appendix B, "Using WPA in the Solution.
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/guidance/cryptographyetc/peap_6.mspx
Wi-Fi Protected Access 2 (WPA2) Overview: The Cable Guy - May 2005
Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA) is an interim standard adopted by the Wi-Fi Alliance to provide more secure encryption and data integrity while the IEEE 802.11i standard was being ..
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb878054.aspx
Wireless LAN Enhancements in Windows XP Service Pack 2 - The Cable Guy ...
Built-in support for Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA) Originally provided for Windows XP as a free download (the WPA Wireless Security Update in Windows XP ), Windows XP SP2 includes WPA ...
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb878093.aspx
Small Business Computer Security Checklist: Wireless Networks
Turn on encryption: Turn on and use Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA) encryption to prevent eavesdropping. There are several encryption technologies used on wireless networks; if your ...
http://www.microsoft.com/smallbusiness/support/articles/step_8_safeguard_wireless_networks.mspx
Planning Guide — Deciding On a Secure Wireless Networking Strategy ...
Wi–Fi Protected Access (WPA) Pre-shared Key (PSK) for very small businesses and home offices. • Password-based WLAN security for organizations that do not want to use certificates
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/prodtech/windowsserver2003/pkiwire/PGCH02.mspx?mfr=true
