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| Wired
Equivalent Privacy |
Wired
Equivalent Privacy (i.e., WEP) is a method whereby a user
implements pre-shared keys in order to encrypt network traffic
between two wireless devices such as two access points, or
a wireless access point and a wirelessly-equipped
host. It is a security protocol, not an access methodology. |
| Wired Equivalent Protection Key |
A Wired Equivalent Protection Key (i.e., WEP Key) is used to decrypt wireless traffic emenating from an Access Point and uses the RC4 standard of encryption. |
| Wireless
Application Protocol |
The
Wireless Application Protocol (i.e., WAP) outlines the standarized
protocols recommended so that wireless devices
can successfully communicate and transfer data. Similiarily
to the Open System Interconnect (i.e., OSI) Model, WAP is
devided into layers also. The four layers of WAP are as follows:
Wireless Application Environment (i.e., WAE), Wireless Session
Layer (i.e., WSL), Wireless Transport Layer Security (i.e.,
WTLS), and Wireless Transport Layer (i.e., WTP). |
| Wireless
Markup Language |
The
Wireless Markup Language (i.e. WML) is a stripped down, tag-based
web language loosly based on Hyper Text Markup Language (i.e.,
HTML). It was designed for low-bandwidth wireless devices
such as cellphones, smartphones, and PDAs. |
| Wireless
Transport Layer Security |
Wireless
Transport Layer Security (i.e., WTLS) is the Wireless Application
Protocol (i.e., WAP) used to provide Data Integrity, Privacy,
and Authentication for WAP communications. |
| White Hat |
A White Hat (i.e., White-hat or Whitehat) is a name for an ethical hacker. Quite the opposite of a Black Hat when it comes to motivation, a White Hat uses their skills and knowledge to uncover security issues before they can be exploited by hackers. A White Hat can be on the same level of expertise and knowledge as a Black Hat, but uses the whole of their proficiency to prevent Black Hats from compromising systems. |
| Worm |
A Worm, much like a virus, can be a technological nightmare. Worms specifically focus on self-replication, exploitation of software or system vulnerabilities, and system resource mismanagement with the end goal of crashing or destabilizing a system. Quite often they do not cause direct damage, but rather create a situation that a Black Hat (i.e., hacker) or a virus can exploit at a later time. |
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