Certified Wireless Security Professional Class


This course targets experienced networking professionals who wish to gain critical skills in wireless networking security, including how hackers attack networks and the means for preventing them from doing so. You should have your CWNA Certification to attend class.

The Wireless LAN Security course consists of hands on learning using the latest enterprise wireless LAN security and auditing equipment. This course addresses in detail the most up-to-date WLAN intrusion and DoS tools and techniques, functionality of the 802.11i amendment to the 802.11 standard, the inner-workings of each EAP type used with wireless LANs today, and every class and type of WLAN security solution available on the market - from wireless intrusion prevention systems to wireless network management systems.

With the burgeoning growth of wireless LAN installations, all IT professionals must become knowledgeable about security, and wireless security in particular. CWSP WLAN Security, the preparation course for the CWSP™ certification, teaches students the necessary skills for implementing and managing wireless security in the enterprise by creating layer2 and layer3 hardware and software solutions with tools from industry leading manufacturers.

Class Duration: The class consists of 45 hours of hands on learning using the latest enterprise wireless LAN security and auditing equipment. This class addresses in detail Wireless LAN Intrusion, Security Policy, and Security Solutions.

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All attendees receive hands-on experience configuring, testing, and implementing a broad variety of layer2 and layer3 wireless security solutions using hardware and software from the following vendors:

Hands-on Lab Exercises

AirTight Vernier Networks Colubris Networks Cisco Systems® Bluesocket Fortress Technologies Trapeze Networks AirMagnet

Ekahau Air Defense Proxim Symbol Technologies Funk Software Microsoft LucidLink Roving Planet

HighWall SafeNet System Tools Van Dyke Software WildPackets AirWave Network Chemistry Aruba Networks

Are your WIFI tools deaf and ignorant to 2.4 GHz? Class includes one Wi-Spy discount per attendee! Wi Spy visualizes your 2.4 GHz devices (microwave ovens, cordless phones, security cameras, Wi-Fi, Zigbee, etc) optimize wireless networks & troubleshoots your entire wireless landscape!

These are the actual labs taught in the course:

WLAN Controller Security

The WLAN controller is currently the center piece of 802.11 security. All other pieces of the WLAN security puzzle orbit around the WLAN controller. For this reason, gaining an in-depth understanding of how to secure access to the controller and how to use the controller to secure the WLAN is essential.

This lab is focused on WLAN controller security, and primarily covers the following areas:

1. Secure access to the WLAN controller using secure management protocols
2. Configuring multiple WLAN profiles, each with its own authentication and cipher suites including WPA/WPA2 Personal and Enterprise
3. Configuring the WLAN controller for RADIUS connectivity and authentication
4. Client station connectivity to the controller - including DHCP and browsing
5. Integrated rogue device discovery

Wireless Intrusion Prevention Systems (WIPS)

This lab is focused on Wireless Intrusion Prevention Systems (WIPS). WIPS are known for three overriding functions: security monitoring, performance monitoring, and reporting. In this lab exercise, we will focus only on security monitoring and reporting. Areas of particular interest include:

1. WIPS installation, licensing, adding/configuring sensors, and secure console connectivity
2. Configuration according to organizational policy
3. Properly classifying authorized, unauthorized, and external/interfering access points
4. Identifying and mitigating rogue devices
5. Identifying specific attacks against the authorized WLAN infrastructure or client stations

Using Laptop Analyzers

This lab is focused on the use of laptop analyzers for spectrum analysis, protocol analysis, and WLAN discovery. Understanding driver issues, security-related protocol analysis (authentication and encryption), and spectrum analysis will aid the wireless security professional in policy compliance, proper implementation, and troubleshooting. The following steps will be covered in this lab exercise.

1. Installing and configuring a WLAN discovery tool
2. Installing, licensing, and configuring a laptop protocol analyzer
3. Installing, licensing, and configuring a laptop spectrum analyzer
4. Locating and analyzing 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz WLANs with a WLAN discovery tool
5. Locating and analyzing 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz WLANs with a WLAN protocol analyzer
6. Capturing and analyzing a WPA2-Personal authentication in a WLAN protocol analyzer
7. Capturing and analyzing a WPA2-Enterprise authentication in a WLAN protocol analyzer
8. Capturing and analyzing Hotspot authentication and data traffic in a WLAN protocol analyzer
9. Capturing and analyzing Beacons, Probe Requests, Probe Responses, and Association Requests with a WLAN protocol analyzer
10. Viewing a normal RF environment, a busy RF environment, and an RF attack on the WLAN in a spectrum analyzer

Fast BSS Transitions (FT)

This lab is focused on fast BSS transition (FT) within an Extended Service Set. Moving quickly and securely between access points attached to a single controller or multiple controllers is a requirement of real-time mobility devices such as wVoIP phones and mobile video devices. An in-depth understanding of the standards-based and proprietary processes of a WLAN infrastructure system's ability to deliver FT services means the difference between a successful deployment and a complete failure. The following steps will be covered in this lab exercise.

1. Configure a WLAN infrastructure with two controllers and two APs per controller. Configure APs for specific power and channel settings
2. Install and configure a RADIUS server for PEAP
3. Configure both controllers and an authorized client device for PEAP authentication using the CCMP cipher suite
4. Configure an 802.11 protocol analyzer to capture on a specific channel
5. Using an 802.11 frame generator function, deauthenticate the authorized client station to force intra- and inter-controller roaming
6. Perform a slow BSS transition within a controller as a baseline
7. Enable FT mechanisms within controllers and the client station
8. Perform a fast BSS transition within a controller as a comparison
9. Perform a slow BSS transition between controllers as a baseline
10. Perform a fast BSS transition (if vendor FT mechanisms permit) between controllers as a comparison

The following list contains the materials covered in the lecture portion of the course:

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

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

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

• 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

• 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

Tools that you will use only in Security University classes!

AirMagnet

AirMagnet Trio/Reporter - Performance and Security Analysis
AirMagnet Distributed with Hardware Sensors

Ekahau Site Survey Training and Certification

easy planning, quick site surveys, state-of-the-art visual representation, and advanced analysis, optimization, and reporting features.

WildPackets

WildPackets iNetTools
AiroPeek NX - Performance and Security Analysis
AiroPeek NX - Distributed Analysis with RF Grabber

WiSPY - $99!

Wi-Fi Integration : Information such as SSID, Channel and dBm are overlayed on the 2.4 GHz data. (This does not use the Wi-Spy hardware. It uses the computer's Wi-Fi card) Video Tutorial

Networked Wi-Spy : Connect to a Wi-Spy through an IP address. (See Recon for Wi-Spy )

Configuration Options : Zoom into a channel with greater resolution, for detailed troubleshooting.

Signature Identification : A “Signatures” sidebar makes it easy to match the shape appearing in your graph to the device signature (from MetaGeek's growing Signatures Library) – so you can identify the interference. More

Data Inspector : Shows frequency, amplitude, time, and other data of any point in any view. Read More

Embedded Notes : Textual information can now be added to any recording by embedding user notes. Read More

Chanalyzer turns data collected from a Wi-Spy into highly interactive charts and graphs, allowing users to “visualize” their wireless landscape. Together, Wi-Spy and Chanalyzer enable both enterprise and small business users to visualize, troubleshoot, and optimize their wireless networks.

Air Defense

AirDefense BlueWatch is the industry's first Bluetooth monitoring solution

Airtight Networks

Most Robust Wireless Threat Prevention

Full visibility of both the air space and the wired network

Unique Network Detector mode lowers costs

Proper identification of External APs

Find Rogues Quickly with Precise Location Tracking

SpectraGuard Enterprise shuts down unauthorized Wi-Fi

Precisely locate any access point or client

Display rogue devices for quick removal

Unique probability graph shows location

Optional integration with SpectraGuard Planner

*Class fees are subject to change