Countering Rogues in Wireless Networks

Wired networks are prone to the same attacks as wireless ones, including sniffing, spoofing and Man-in-the-middle attacks (MITM). In this paper we show how wireless networks are particularly vulnerable to a simple MITM that can make even rudimentary web surfing dangerous. We describe how we performed the attack and its ramifications. We argue why it is essential to have a VPN tunnel from the client to some trusted host (not access point) in order to avoid being compromised.

• Type: Conference
• Year: 2003
• Where: ICPPW
• Authors: Austin Godber, Partha Dasgupta
• Keywords: Distributed And Parallel Computing, ICPPW 2003, Rudimentary Web Surfing, Simple Mitm, Wireless Ones