S/C/51. Dissertation. Security Aspects of Wireless LAN: WEP and WPA

The dissertation examines the security of Wireless Local Area Networks (WLAN) and the computer technologies aimed at dealing with security problems. An overview of the developments in computer communication is presented identifying advantages and vulnerabilities of WLAN and analyzing a security architecture known as Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) protocol, the IEEE 802.11 standard, the MAC architecture, the shortcomings of WEP, the Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA) development and its advantages over WEP.