WiMAX Security Issues and Cures

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WiMAX Security Issues and Cures

• Andrew Boruta

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What is WiMAX

• A High Speed, Long range Wireless Technology know
  as 802.16.
• WiMAX is superior to its predecessor WiFi.

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Types Of WiMAX

• Fixed WiMAX
• Mobile WiMAX
• Fixed WiMAX has longer ranged and is part of a
  base station that extends a fiber optic backbone.

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WiMAX VS WiFi

• WiMAX is more secure
• WiMAX is faster
• WiMAX has longer range
• WiFi uses 802.11 Standard

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How WiMAX Works
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WiMAX Security Issues

• Client impersonation
• Server impersonation
• Message tempering
• Session tampering
• DoS attacks

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How to keep WiMAX Secure

• Segmenting the network

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WiMAX Encryption

• WiMAX uses AES and Triple DES for encryption

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Other Uses for WiMAX

• WiMAX may be to work on cellular towers without
  effecting the fuctions of the cellular arrays.

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