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Study anywhere, any time, and approach
David D. Coleman, CWNE #4, CWNA, CWSP, CWNT, is a WLAN security consultant and technical • Case Studies and Demo Software
the exam with confi dence.
trainer with over twenty years of IT experience. The company he founded, AirSpy Networks
(www.airspy.com), specializes in corporate WLAN training. David A. Westcott, CWNE #7, CWNA,
ABOUT THE CWNP PROGRAM
CWSP, CWNT, is an independent consultant and WLAN technical trainer with over twenty years of
CWNP is the industry standard for vendor-
experience. He has been a certifi ed trainer for over fi fteen years. Bryan E. Harkins, CWNE #44, CWSP, neutral, enterprise WLAN certifi cations.
CWNA, CWNT, is the Training and Development Manager for Motorola AirDefense Solutions, a The focus is to educate IT professionals in
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market leader in wireless intrusion prevention systems. Shawn M. Jackman, CWNE #54, CWNA, the technology behind all enterprise WLAN
CWSP, CWAP is a principal WLAN engineer with Kaiser Permanente. He has over fi fteen years’ products and to enable these profession- Coleman
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experience working with wireless manufacturers and integrators. Westcott
infrastructures, regardless of the vendor
solution utilized. CWNP is a privately held Harkins
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CWSP
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Certified Wireless Security
Professional Official
Study Guide
David Coleman, David Westcott,
Bryan Harkins, and Shawn Jackman
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Technical Editors: Sam Coyl and Marcus Burton
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
CWSP : certified wireless security professional official study guide (exam PW0-204) / David D. Coleman . . .
[et al.]. — 1st ed.
p. cm.
ISBN 978-0-470-43891-6
1. Wireless communication systems — Security measures — Examinations — Study guides.
2. Telecommunications engineers — Certification. I. Coleman, David D.
TK5103.2.C87 2010
005.8076—dc22
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Acknowledgments
David Coleman would once again like to thank his children, Brantley and Carolina, for their
patience and understanding of their father throughout the writing of yet another book. I love
you kids very much. David would also like to thank his mother, Marjorie Barnes, and his
stepfather, William Barnes, for many years of support and encouragement. David would also
like to thank his brother, Rob Coleman, for all his help during a tough year.
David Westcott would like to thank his parents, Kathy and George, who have provided
so much support and love and from whom he has learned so much. He would also like to
thank Janie, Jennifer, and Samantha for their patience and understanding of life on the
road and for their support throughout the writing of this book.
Bryan Harkins would like to thank his wife, Ronda, and his two daughters, Chrystan
and Catelynn, for enduring the constant travel and time away from them it has taken
to create this book. I love the three of you very much. I would also like to thank my
parents for always being there and my brother Chris for getting me into IT in the fi rst
place. Additionally, I would like to thank David Thomas and Ralf Deltrap of Motorola
AirDefense Solutions for making me part of the AirDefense team years ago.
Shawn Jackman would like to thank his parents, Alice and Steve, for the many years
of encouragement and unquestioning support, but most of all for leading by example as a
parent, provider, and character example. Shawn would also like to thank his wife, Joy, the
world’s most supportive and wonderful woman a Wi-Fi geek could ever ask for. And, of
course, to his children, Summer, Pierce, and Julia, who are loved by their daddy more than
they will ever know.
Writing CWSP: Certifi ed Wireless Security Professional Offi cial Study Guide has been
an adventure from the start. We would like to thank the following individuals for their
support and contributions during the entire process.
We must fi rst thank Sybex acquisitions editor Jeff Kellum for initially fi nding us and
bringing us on to this project. Jeff is an extremely patient and understanding editor who
occasionally sends a nasty email message. We would also like to thank our development
editor, Gary Schwartz. We also need to send special thanks to our editorial manager, Pete
Gaughan; our production editor, Rachel McConlogue; and Liz Welch, our copyeditor.
We also need to give a big shout-out to our technical editor, Sam Coyl. Sam is a member
of the IEEE with many years of practical experience in wireless communications. His
contributions to the book were nothing short of invaluable. When Sam is not providing
awesome technical editing, he is vice president of business development for Netrepid
(www.netrepid.com), a wireless solutions provider.
We would also like to thank Marcus Burton, Cary Chandler, Abbey Cole, and Kevin
Sandlin of the CWNP program (www.cwnp.com). All CWNP employees, past and present,
should be proud of the internationally renowned wireless certifi cation program that sets
the education standard within the enterprise Wi-Fi industry. It has been a pleasure working
with all of you the past 10 years. Special thanks go to Marcus Burton for his feedback and
content review.
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