Lab 09 Wireless Security & Wardriving
Introduction
The purpose of this lab is show you how to wardrive and to increase your awareness of the WiFi environment. Additional reading material: NIST publications SP 800-X on security
Question
The following are additional lab questions you should be able to answer.
- What is an SSID?
- Name the different security (encryption) modes for wireless networks. For each mode, give the encryption algorithm and tell if the security mode is secure.
Security Mode |
Encryption Algorithm |
Secure / Not Secure |
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- In a default configuration from the factory of most wireless access points, what things would have to be changed to make an access point secure?
- What is war-driving?
- Where would you find log files on Linux?
- Where would you find log files on Windows?
Lab Goals
Install a WiFi SNIFFER such as Netstumbler or Kismet on your laptop.
- Collect data on a predetermined route
- Use excel as shown in the lab lecture to gather statistics on the wardrive.
Show Me
- Turn in the Excel spreadsheets with the following characteristics:
Encryption Type |
AP Count |
ESS |
437 |
IBSS |
16 |
Unknown |
3 |
WEP |
23 |
WPA2-EA |
420 |
WPA2-PSK |
304 |
WPA-EAP |
17 |
WPA-PSK |
118 |
WPS |
3 |
Grand Total |
1341 |