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Figure 63
Rogue AP Example
In the example above, a corporate network’s security is compromised by a rogue AP (
RG
) set up by
an employee at his workstation in order to allow him to connect his notebook computer wirelessly
(
A
). The company’s legitimate wireless network (the dashed ellipse
B
) is well-secured, but the
rogue AP uses inferior security that is easily broken by an attacker (
X
) running readily available
encryption-cracking software. In this example, the attacker now has access to the company
network, including sensitive data stored on the file server (
C
).
Friendly APs
If you have more than one AP in your wireless network, you should also configure a list of “friendly”
APs. Friendly APs are other wireless access points that are detected in your network, as well as any
others that you know are not a threat (those from recognized networks, for example). It is
recommended that you export (save) your list of friendly APs often, especially if you have a
network with a large number of access points.
RG
A
X
B
C
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