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BackTrack – Testing Wireless Network Security
Table of Contents
BackTrack – Testing Wireless Network Security
Credits
About the Author
About the Reviewers
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Preface
What this book covers
What you need for this book
Who this book is for
Conventions
Reader feedback
Customer support
Downloading the example code
Errata
Piracy
Questions
1. Installing and Configuring BackTrack
Downloading and configuring BackTrack
Installing BackTrack
Updating BackTrack
Validating the interfaces
Customizing Gnome
New wave theme
Creating a virtual machine
Summary
2. Working with the Wireless Card
Checking card compatibility
Detecting the wireless card during the boot process
Detecting the wireless card using iwconfig
Configuring the wireless card
Wireless card modes
Protocol analysis with the network card
Summary
3. Surveying Your Wireless Zone
Exploring devices
Working with tools
Using Kismet for access point discovery
Discovering hidden access points
Summary
4. Breaching Wireless Security
Different types of attacks
Cracking WEP and WPA
Performing an attack using WEP and ChopChop
Summary
5. Securing Your Wireless Network
Configuring initial wireless security
Defending from surveillance
Configuring encryption
Settings that provide protection from masquerade and rogue AP attacks
Summary
A. Wireless Tools
Index
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