Methodology for testing network security residential and SME WI-FI
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https://doi.org/10.5377/ryr.v40i0.2753Keywords:
computer security, hacking-privacy, virtual private networksAbstract
This article lists and discusses the security mechanisms used in today’s wireless networks for both residential and SMEs in order that users’ awareness on the security settings themselves and can make corrections that reduce vulnerabilities in the Access Points. As evidenced in the article, it is possible to identify hidden wireless networks, physical addresses clone to navigate as another team and crack passwords is not a task that can be performed only by experts in networks; therefore, anyone with the software listed here, a wireless card that allows packet injection and the steps of the evidence presented in this article, you can check the security of your own network in order to reduce vulnerabilities by applying a series of recommendations provided at the end of the tests.
Realidad y Reflexión Año 14, N° 40, 2014
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