Wireless Networking Security: What everyone needs to know

This page contains links to information on Using Wireless Networking Safely, and it's implications, problems, security, etc.

People outside of the Department of Geology and Geophysics are welcome to use this material, but please remember, If you are a SysAdmin/Security person, that this presentation is designed for the end user, and therefore I don't go into depth on all of the security implications. That's for another forum.

In addition, the material is all copyrighted, please see the Terms of Use.

This presentation deals with some of the technology it takes to snoop ("Sniff") on wireless connections.
Using technology to intercept network traffic is STRICTLY FORBIDDEN on the University of Minnesota campus, and in Pillsbury Hall, under "Acceptable Use of Information Technology Resources" Policy 2.8.1: (see http://www.fpd.finop.umn.edu/groups/ppd/documents/policy/Acceptable_Use.cfm#500, where it says:

Acceptable Use
This term consists of these related concepts:

Information/data and systems may only be used by authorized individuals to accomplish tasks related to their jobs. Use of the information and systems for personal gain, personal business, or to commit fraud is prohibited.

Information not classified as Public must be protected, and must not be disclosed without authorization. Unauthorized access, manipulation, disclosure, or secondary release of such information constitutes a security breach, and may be grounds for disciplinary action up to and including termination of employment.

Also see:

http://www.fpd.finop.umn.edu/groups/ppd/documents/policy/Public_access.cfm, "Policy 2.5.1: Public Access to University Information", and
http://www.fpd.finop.umn.edu/groups/ppd/documents/policy/access.cfm" "Policy 2.5.2, Internal Access to University Information."

This includes Wireless sniffing software, unless it is being used to diagnose problems by an administrator, or for demonstration purposes when permission has been given from the person whose data is being intercepted.

The information is presented in different formats to allow users the most flexibility in accessing it.

The straight HTML page, with all of the data on one page. http://www.geo.umn.edu/computer/wireless2.html Last updated: 02/07/03 Still being updated to match the PowerPoint presentation.	The presentation in Powerpoint 2000 format, for downloading. Guaranteed virus free. Wireless Security Presentation Last updated: 02/11/03
The PowerPoint presentation in the first row, but saved out of powerpoint into HTML. This produces seperate web pages for each slide. Wireless_Security_Presentation.htm This format requires Javascript to be turned on in your browser. It works best in Internet Explorer, but will display in Netscape. Last updated: 02/11/03	This is the presentation saved out of StarOffice 5.2: Wireless Security Presentation. This version does not require Javascript or Frames, but is most likely to be the last to be updated. Last updated: 01/02/03

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