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Avinash Bhagat, Lovely Professional University Unit 14: Authentication

Unit 14: Authentication Notes

CONTENTS

Objectives
Introduction
14.1 Concept of User Authentication
14.1.1 Importance of User Authentication
14.1.2 Creating Strong User Authentication
14.1.3 Approaches in User Authentication

14.1.4 Risk-Based Analytics
14.1.5 Compensating Controls
14.1.6 Emerging Megatrends Developments in the Online User-Authentication
Space
14.1.7 Authentication vs. Authorization
14.2 The 802.11 Authentication Vulnerabilities
14.2.1 Use of SSID

14.2.2 Open Authentication Vulnerabilities
14.2.3 Shared Key Authentication Vulnerabilities
14.2.4 MAC Address Authentication Vulnerabilities
14.3 Medium Access Control (MAC) Filters
14.4 Public-key Cryptography

14.4.1 How Public-key Cryptography Works
14.4.2 Putting Public Key Cryptography Together with Message Security
14.4.3 Public Key Cryptography and Digital Signatures
14.4.4 Public Key Cryptography and Message Encryption
14.4.5 Understanding How Public Key Cryptography in Digital Signatures and
Message Encryption Work Together
14.5 The 802.1X
14.6 Security Policies

14.6.1 Data Security Policy
14.6.2 End-User Security
14.7 Summary
14.8 Keywords
14.9 Review Questions

14.10 Further Readings

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