Title :
Security weaknesses of WEP protocol IEEE 802.11b and enhancing the security with dynamic keys
Author :
Sandirigama, Manjula ; Idamekorala, Rasika
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Comput. Eng., Univ. of Peradeniya, Peradeniya, Sri Lanka
Abstract :
In wireless data communication, security has become an important measure. In this paper, we reveal vulnerabilities and weaknesses of WEP protocol which is used in IEEE 802.11b. The major issue of WEP protocol is the lack of a proper key management technique. We propose a method to overcome above by introducing a dynamic key for authentication and data transmission on per data frame basis.
Keywords :
computer network security; cryptography; protocols; wireless LAN; WEP protocol IEEE 802.11b; data transmission; dynamic keys; key management; security weaknesses; wireless data communication; Access protocols; Authentication; Communication system security; Computer hacking; Computer security; Cryptography; Data communication; Data security; Information security; Random number generation;
Conference_Titel :
Science and Technology for Humanity (TIC-STH), 2009 IEEE Toronto International Conference
Conference_Location :
Toronto, ON
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-3877-8
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-3878-5
DOI :
10.1109/TIC-STH.2009.5444462
