The dangers of mitigating security design flaws: a wireless case study
| Title | The dangers of mitigating security design flaws: a wireless case study |
| Publication Type | Journal Articles |
| Year of Publication | 2003 |
| Authors | Petroni NL, Arbaugh WA |
| Journal | IEEE Security & Privacy |
| Volume | 1 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pagination | 28 - 36 |
| Date Published | 2003/02//Jan |
| ISBN Number | 1540-7993 |
| Keywords | Communication system security, computer security, cryptography, design flaw mitigation, Dictionaries, legacy equipment, privacy, Protection, Protocols, security design flaws, security of data, synchronous active attack, telecommunication security, Telecommunication traffic, wired equivalent privacy protocol, Wireless LAN, wireless local area networks, Wireless networks |
| Abstract | Mitigating design flaws often provides the only means to protect legacy equipment, particularly in wireless local area networks. A synchronous active attack against the wired equivalent privacy protocol demonstrates how mitigating one flaw or attack can facilitate another. |
| DOI | 10.1109/MSECP.2003.1176993 |