Deck 12: Wireless

Question 1

What is wireless networking?

A)The transmission of packetized data by means of fiber optic cable
B)The transmission of packetized data via the internet
C)The transmission of packetized data by means of physical topology not using direct physical links
D)The transmission of packetized data by means of private bands

Answer 1

C

Question 2

______________ is the process by which each end of the data flow proves that they are who they say they are.

A)Integrity
B)Confidentiality
C)Authentication
D)WTLS

Answer 2

C

Question 3

With any wireless protocol,which of the following are true?

A)Extra care should be taken to ensure that the security of the protocol is not compromised.
B)A WAP gateway should be created.
C)Encryption standards should be random.
D)RSA encryption should be used.

Answer 3

A

Question 4

When an attacker uses Bluetooth to copy e-mails,contact lists,or other files on the device,it is called

A)Bluejacking
B)Bluesnarfing
C)Bluebugging
D)Bluehacking

Question 5

______________ means reliable information.

A)Integrity
B)Confidentiality
C)Authentication
D)WTLS

Question 6

A new standard for sending packetized data traffic over radio waves in the unlicensed 2.4 GHz band is

A)WAP
B)WTLS
C)802.11b
D)804.11b

Question 7

Security issues associated with WTLS include which of the following?

A)The specifications do not allow connections without high security.
B)WTLS cannot cope with small amounts of memory.
C)WTLS cannot cope with limited processor capacity.
D)Clients with low memory or CPU capabilities cannot support encryption.

Question 8

The cryptographic standard for proposed for 3G networks is

A)EVDO
B)MISTY1
C)HSPA
D)KASUMI

Question 9

______________ is when an attacker uses Bluetooth to establish a serious connection to a device allowing access to the full AT command set.

A)Bluejacking
B)Bluesnarfing
C)Bluebugging
D)Bluehacking

Question 10

Which of the following protocols was designed for short-range wireless communication typically with mobile phones?

A)WPA2
B)Bluetooth
C)WEP
D)802.11n

Question 11

_____________ means to make certain that no unauthorized individuals read the packets you transmit over the Internet.

A)Integrity
B)Confidentiality
C)Authentication
D)WTLS

Question 12

Which of the following specifications of 802.11 has the highest speed?

A)g
B)n
C)i
D)s

Question 13

What is WAP?

A)It is a protocol used by laptop computers for wireless communication.
B)It is used primarily to encrypt wired communications,but can be used for wireless as well.
C)It is another name for 802.11g.
D)It is a protocol used by cellular phones to deliver e-mail and lightweight web services.

Question 14

WAP was designed to work on which of the following?

A)Devices with low computing power
B)Devices with high computing power
C)Devices with long range
D)Devices with short range

Question 15

_________ is sending an unauthorized message to another Bluetooth device.

A)Bluejacking
B)Bluesnarfing
C)Bluehacking
D)Bluephreaking

Question 16

WAP uses _______________ for its encryption scheme.

A)WEP
B)SSL
C)WTLS
D)ElGamal

Question 17

Why is wireless problematic from a security standpoint?

A)There is no control over physical limitations.
B)Insufficient signal strength
C)There is no control over the physical layer of traffic.
D)There is no control over the network.

Question 18

The security concern over the so-called WAP gap is when

A)WAP gateways perform translation from one encryption standard to another all messages are seen in plaintext by the WAP gateway.
B)WAP gateways have a significant lag and hold the messages long enough for them to be decrypted by attackers.
C)WAP protocol is susceptible to Gateway Acquisition Pilfering (gap).
D)The encryption fails to translate from one encryption scheme to another.

Question 19

WAP implements integrity through the use of

A)DES
B)3DES
C)MACs
D)DACs

Question 20

802.11 is the IEEE standard for wireless local area networks and includes the following:

A)a,b,c,g
B)n,g,c
C)a,b,g,n
D)b,g,n

Question 21

A(n)_______________ is a 802.11 management frame for the network and contains several different fields such as the time stamp and beacon interval.

Question 22

In _______________,the attacker uses a Bluetooth to establish a serial connection to the device.

Question 23

Bluejacking is when an attacker uses Bluetooth to copy the victim's information such as e-mails,contact lists,calendars,photos,and videos.

Question 24

The most common frequency band used in the household is 4.2 GHz.

Question 25

In _______________,instead of sending an unsolicited message to the victim's phone,the attacker copies off the victim's information,which can include e-mails or contact lists.

Question 26

_______________ started with people using chalk on sidewalks to mark some of the wireless networks they found.

Question 27

_______________ is a modulation type that spreads the traffic sent over the entire bandwidth.

Question 28

_______________ encrypts the plaintext data and then sends it over the airwaves as a cipher text.

Question 29

WEP was not designed with confidentiality in mind.

Question 30

_______________ multiplexes or separates the data to be transmitted into smaller chunks and then transmits the chunks on several sub channels.

Question 31

Because the security of wireless LANs is ineffective,many users have switched to a layered security approach.

Question 32

802.1x is not is not compatible with RADIUS or LDAP.

Question 33

Access to actual Ethernet segments is not protected by physical security measures.

Question 34

WEP provides strong protection for confidentiality.

Question 35

NetStumbler is a program that is used to sniff wireless traffic and break WEP keys.

Question 36

_______________ protocol can support a wide variety of authentication methods and also fits well into existing authentication systems like RADIUS.

Question 37

Alert messages in Wireless Transport Layer Security (WTLS)are sometimes sent in plaintext and are not authenticated.

Question 38

If unauthorized wireless is set up,it is known as a(n)_______________.

Question 39

_______________ is a term used for the act of sending an unauthorized message to another Bluetooth device.

Question 40

Physical access to a machine will enable an attacker to bypass any security measure that has been placed on that machine.

Question 41

What is WAP and what are its security implications?

Question 42

Discuss 802.11 security issues and possible solutions.

Question 43

Describe the different wireless systems in use today.