Mobile Tech Today

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802.11b Physical Layer Revealed

For a quick article on the 802.11 wireless physical layer check out "802.11b Physical Layer Revealed" By Jim Geier.

AirDefense Personal Lite

Download a free copy of Motorola AirDefense Personal Lite Wi-Fi Security to protect against hotspot evil twin and wireless phishing. You may want to look at some of the whitepapers. Be aware you need to register get downloads.

Aircrack-ng

Aircrack-ng works on Linux and Windows. If you explore the Aircrack-ng site your will find a tutorial, downloads and even LiveCD and VMware image.

NetStumbler - 0.4.0

Windows users may want to download and use NetStumble. NetStumbler is not passive, but you can gain a lot information about the wireless APs around your location.

Airsnort

Airsnort is a passive tool which monitors transmissions to break WEP encryption. After gathering enough packets Airsnort will compute the encryption key. Airshort is no longer maintained, but it can still be downloaded at http://airsnort.shmoo.com

BackTrack 3 LiveCD

During the Study Group we will use BackTrack 3 LiveCD to familiarize participants with the wireless security assessment tools used by wireless professionals. A good article explaining what BackTrack is can be found on Wikipedia.

To learn more on how to use BackTrack, go to the Wiki for Offensive-Security’s BackTrack Howto