ITPEC IP October 2024 Question 42
ITPEC IP October 2024 — Question 42 of 100
WPA2 is a wireless-LAN security method designed to provide substantially stronger protection than WEP. WPA2 is based on the IEEE 802.11i security architecture and commonly uses AES-based CCMP to protect wireless traffic. WEP has fundamental weaknesses, including problems related to its short initialization vector and RC4 key handling, that allow captured traffic to help attackers recover the key.
Answer (d)
Why not others:
- (a) ESSID identifies a wireless network; it is not an encryption method
- (b) S/MIME protects e-mail content with encryption and digital signatures
- (c) SSL is an older secure-transport protocol family for network applications, not a wireless-LAN replacement for WEP
Key rule: For the listed choices, WPA2 is the stronger Wi-Fi security standard that replaces WEP.
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