IEEE 802.1x is a standard for authentication of devices to a network, and is a part of the IEEE 802.1 group of networking protocols. Not to be confused with the wireless networking standard IEEE 802.11.
Questions tagged [802.1x]
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How to force clients to connect to WiFi automatically?
I have watched a hak5 YouTube that they did make people connect to their wifipineapple (a WiFi Honey pot) , and they stored the Wi-Fi hotspots, those the phone used to connect to.
The historical hotspots are many. I am wondering how they made it. If…
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wireless security - Authentication and Association
I am trying to learn wireless security a bit more technically but resources out there on the net are so confusing. Here is my understanding.
There are two types of Authentication:
1) Open System Authentication
2) Shared Key Authentication
Both WEP…
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Is it possible for an 802.1x network (PEAP/MSCHAPv2) to have no certificate?
Is it possible for an 802.1x network (PEAP/MSCHAPv2) to have no certificate (CA, user, or otherwise)?
If so, what are the security implications?
The reason I ask is: I'm regularly connecting to a particular organization's WLAN and I'm under the…
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Evil Twin Access Point Secured-Unsecured
A very similar question was asked here but it didn't get any reply, so I'm going to ask a new question with some more insights.
The problem of the most common Evil Twin Attack is that the fake AP is unsecured and I've noticed that even with a deauth…
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ARP Poisoning: WPA Personal and Enterprise
As mentioned in the title, I've questions regarding an ARP Poisoning on a WPA Personal and WPA Enterprise.
I'm gonna do an example (please let me know if I'm wrong):
I need to send the ARP reply to the Victim (C), updating the record of the gateway…
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Sending Probe Request Frames | Receving Probe Response -- Scapy
OBJECTIVE
Send probe request frame subtype=4 and receive probe response subtype=5 with Scapy
Ultimate goal is to detect access points nearby via Scapy ( not by sniffing beacon frames )
The object of this is to learn how to initiate probe requests…
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Is it dangerous to install my work's 802.1x certificate?
My employer, the University of Texas at Austin (UT), requires devices running some operating systems* to accept a certificate before they connect. Information about the certificate is available here:
https://management.pna.utexas.edu/howto/
After I…
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ARP Poisoning: exactly how it works
Can anyone tell me how ARP Poisoning exactly works?
Because I was sure that worked as I stated here.
But I've been told that is not how ARP poisoning works. That the path I've mentioned in the link is wrong, because the correct one would be: …
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What information can WiFi devices leak without actually connecting?
Mr Paranoid walks from one secure location to another. Mid-journey, he panicks -- his wireless device (laptop, iPad, or other common consumer electronics) is turned on! If it sent any information to an enemy-controlled access point, the enemy could…
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How to sniff 802.11 packets without going into monitor mode?
Is it possible to sniff or capture 802.11 packets which sends my computer to the router (AP). I know that I can't sniff packets which have a other destination MAC address without going into monitor mode, but is it possible to capture and see the…
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Is is possible to decrypt 802.11 for WPA enterprise?
So it is fairly trivial to decrypt 802.11 for WPA-PSK as explained in this link https://wiki.wireshark.org/HowToDecrypt802.11. Is it then possible to decrypt the same way for WPA enterprise?(Assuming that you do know the full credentials of the…
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Access-Challenge EAP Request
From my understanding, after the Access-Request, the authentication server (RADIUS) sends a reply (encapsulated in the Access-Challenge packet) to the authenticator (AP).
The Access-Challenge packet contains an EAP Request in which it is specified…
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Change default EAP type in hostapd
I'm trying to change the default EAP type in hostapd but I am not able to understand how to do that.
Here's what I've found reading the hostapd.conf file:
> # NAI Realm information
> # One or more realm can be advertised. Each nai_realm line adds a…
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Wireless network risks?
What are the security risks associated with installing a Wi-Fi (802.11) network in-comparison to a wired network for internet connection?
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What auth info is locally revealed with eduroam WPA-Enterprise 802.1X?
If you authenticated with your eduroam credentials at a participating institution, your home institution is the one doing the authentication of the credentials, and the host institution is only providing the internet access.
What 802.1X…
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