200-301 · Question #1059
Which enhancements were implemented as part of WPA3?
The correct answer is A. Forward secrecy and SAE in personal mode for secure initial key exchange. WPA3 implemented forward secrecy and Simultaneous Authentication of Equals (SAE) in personal mode to provide a more secure initial key exchange, protecting against offline dictionary attacks.
Question
Which enhancements were implemented as part of WPA3?
Options
- AForward secrecy and SAE in personal mode for secure initial key exchange
- B802.1x authentication and AES-128 encryption
- CAES-64 in personal mode and AES-128 in enterprise mode
- DTKIP encryption improving WEP and per-packet keying
How the community answered
(22 responses)- A91% (20)
- B5% (1)
- C5% (1)
Why each option
WPA3 implemented forward secrecy and Simultaneous Authentication of Equals (SAE) in personal mode to provide a more secure initial key exchange, protecting against offline dictionary attacks.
WPA3 implemented forward secrecy, ensuring that if a session key is compromised, past session keys remain secure, and introduced Simultaneous Authentication of Equals (SAE) for a more secure initial key exchange in WPA3-Personal mode.
While WPA3 supports 802.1X and AES-128 encryption (actually AES-CCMP), these were already features of WPA2 Enterprise and not new enhancements specific to WPA3's foundational improvements.
AES-64 is not a standard encryption strength for Wi-Fi security protocols, and WPA3 primarily uses AES-CCMP, often with 128-bit or 256-bit keys.
TKIP (Temporal Key Integrity Protocol) was an interim security protocol used in WPA and WPA2 to mitigate WEP vulnerabilities and is considered insecure, being deprecated in WPA3.
Concept tested: WPA3 security enhancements
Source: https://www.wi-fi.org/discover-wi-fi/security
Topics
Community Discussion
No community discussion yet for this question.