Xblue Networks X-50 Installation Manual page 250

Glossary of Terms
Wireless Security –
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Open
• Shared
This should be considered rudimentary security.
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802.1x
authenticates to a specified server (RADIUS) before being allowed to connect to the wireless
access point.
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WEP
thought to be secure. Today, with a minor investment, it can be cracked pretty quickly. This should
be considered basic security.
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WPA
Wi-Fi Alliance, which is found to be more secure than WEP.
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TKIP
with older WEP devices, but can be infiltrated with re-injection and spoofing.
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PSK
easier authentication.
• WPA2
wireless installations.
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AES
Government, and now used world wide for security.
• RADIUS
tocol using centralized authentication, which requires a network server for all endpoints that con-
nect to the network. This is done in the application layer, using UDP packets.
• RADIUS Port
on the network installation and the server.
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no encryption not recommended
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each device on the wireless network must use the same "Shared" authentication key.
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is a Port based authentication which generally requires a client application, which
Wired Equivalent Privacy
Wi-Fi Protected Access
Temporal Key Integrity Protocol
Pre-Shared Key (RFC 4785)
– The second version of WPA, which is more secure, but does not always work with older
Advanced Encryption Standard
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(RFC 2865) Remote Authentication Dial in User Service
– The "Well Known Ports" for sending UDP packets are 1812 and 1645 depending
XBLUE Networks
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One of the original wireless encryption protocols, which was
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an "intermediate measure" security protocol created by the
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Was added to WPA and is backwards compatible
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can be convenient when managing a closed network for
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Block Cipher encryption which was adopted by the US
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is a client/server pro-