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Certified Wireless Security Professional (CWSP - 40hrs)

Course Outline      

Introduction to WLAN Security Technology

* Security policy
* Security concerns
* Security auditing practices
* Application layer vulnerabilities and analysis
* Data Link layer vulnerabilities and analysis
* Physical layer vulnerabilities and analysis
* 802.11 security mechanisms
* Wi-Fi Alliance security certifications

Small Office / Home Office WLAN Security Technology and Solutions

* WLAN discovery equipment and utilities.
* Legacy WLAN security methods, mechanisms, and exploits
* Appropriate SOHO security

WLAN Mobile Endpoint Security Solutions

* Personal-class mobile endpoint security
* Enterprise-class mobile endpoint security
* User-accessible and restricted endpoint policies
* VPN technology overview

Branch Office / Remote Office WLAN Security Technology and Solutions

* General vulnerabilities
* Preshared Key security with RSN cipher suites
* Passphrase vulnerabilities
* Passphrase entropy and hacking tools
* WPA/WPA2 Personal - how it works
* WPA/WPA2 Personal - configuration
* Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS)
* Installation and configuration of WIPS, WNMS, and WLAN controllers to extend enterprise security policy to remote and branch offices

Enterprise WLAN Management and Monitoring

* Device identification and tracking
* Rogue device mitigation
* WLAN forensics
* Enterprise WIPS installation and configuration
* Distributed protocol analysis
* WNMS security features
* WLAN controller security feature sets

Enterprise WLAN Security Technology and Solutions

* Robust Security Networks (RSN)
* WPA/WPA2 Enterprise - how it works
* WPA/WPA2 Enterprise - configuration
* IEEE 802.11 Authentication and Key Management (AKM)
* 802.11 cipher suites
* Use of authentication services (RADIUS, LDAP) in WLANs
* User profile management (RBAC)
* Public Key Infrastructures (PKI) used with WLANs
* Certificate Authorities and x.509 digital certificates
* RADIUS installation and configuration
* 802.1X/EAP authentication mechanisms
* 802.1X/EAP types and differences
* 802.11 handshakes
* Fast BSS Transition (FT) technologies