Create a 10 pages page paper that discusses the security mechanism for ieee 802.11 wireless networks. This report provides a detailed description and elaboration of the IEEE 802.11 Wireless LAN’s security mechanisms. The report begins by providing an introduction to wireless networks, their vulnerabilities and how the IEEE 802.11 architecture can be used to employ security to the wireless networks. In this report, it is evident that IEEE 802.11 security mechanisms are the first and most effective and reliable ways to secure wireless networking. With the consistent and rapid evolution in technology and ways of computing, mobile computing and other wireless forms of data processing and computation will soon take over. Therefore, there is a need for reliable and efficient security control mechanisms for wireless networks.

In the past year, there has been an increasing demand for wireless communication and connectivity from computing devices in organizations and individuals as well. This is occasioned by the need for mobile computing and data processing techniques that allow anywhere any time processing that can only be achieved by using wireless connectivity. These processing techniques offer more reliability, flexibility and convenience (Gast, 2005).

Statistics have also shown a tremendous increase in the number of internet users in the past year, courtesy of mobile computing. This trend is projected to increase immensely in the future with organizations, individuals and even home users opting for wireless networks in place of the common wired network. This increased demand for wireless networks consequently requires some form of uniformity or standardization as well as security. Several organizations including the IEEE have tried to address this need by providing standardizations, specifications and extensions (Baghaei & Hunt, 2004).

The Institute of Electronics and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) 802.11 is a group that works and defines the set of specifications for wireless LAN technology in the world.&nbsp.