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200-301 · Question #31

Which type of wireless encryption is used for WPA2 in pre-shared key mode?

The correct answer is D. AES-256. We can see in this picture we have to type 64 hexadecimal characters (256 bit) for the WPA2 passphrase so we can deduce the encryption is AES-256, not AES-128. wlan/67134-wpa2-config.html

Submitted by noor.lb· Mar 5, 2026Security Fundamentals

Question

Which type of wireless encryption is used for WPA2 in pre-shared key mode?

Exhibit

200-301 question #31 exhibit

Options

  • ATKIP with RC4
  • BRC4
  • CAES-128
  • DAES-256

How the community answered

(25 responses)
  • B
    4% (1)
  • C
    4% (1)
  • D
    92% (23)

Explanation

We can see in this picture we have to type 64 hexadecimal characters (256 bit) for the WPA2 passphrase so we can deduce the encryption is AES-256, not AES-128. wlan/67134-wpa2-config.html

Topics

#WPA2-PSK#Wireless Encryption#AES-256

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