Abstract
The 802.11 standard for wireless networks includes a Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) protocol, used to protect link-layer communications from eavesdropping and other attacks. We have discovered several serious security flaws in the protocol, stemming from mis-application of cryptographic primitives. The flaws lead to a number of practical attacks that demonstrate that WEP fails to achieve its security goals. In this paper, we discuss in detail each of the flaws, the underlying security principle violations, and the ensuing attacks.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages | 180-188 |
| Number of pages | 9 |
| State | Published - 2001 |
| Externally published | Yes |
| Event | 7th Annual International Conference on Mobile Computing and Networking - Rome, Italy Duration: Jul 16 2001 → Jul 21 2001 |
Other
| Other | 7th Annual International Conference on Mobile Computing and Networking |
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| Country/Territory | Italy |
| City | Rome |
| Period | 7/16/01 → 7/21/01 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Software
- Hardware and Architecture
- Computer Networks and Communications