220-1002 · Question #832
Which of the following WiFi protocols is the MOST secure?
The correct answer is B. WPA-AES. IMPORTANT NOTE: The marked answer (B: WPA-AES) appears to reflect an outdated exam question. In reality, WPA3 (Choice A) is the most secure Wi-Fi protocol currently available - it replaced WPA2 and introduced Simultaneous Authentication of Equals (SAE), stronger encryption, and…
Question
Which of the following WiFi protocols is the MOST secure?
Options
- AWPA3
- BWPA-AES
- CWEP
- DWPA-TKIP
How the community answered
(22 responses)- B91% (20)
- C5% (1)
- D5% (1)
Explanation
IMPORTANT NOTE: The marked answer (B: WPA-AES) appears to reflect an outdated exam question. In reality, WPA3 (Choice A) is the most secure Wi-Fi protocol currently available - it replaced WPA2 and introduced Simultaneous Authentication of Equals (SAE), stronger encryption, and protection against offline dictionary attacks. Among the options listed, the ranking from most to least secure is: WPA3 > WPA-AES (WPA2 with AES-CCMP) > WPA-TKIP > WEP. WEP (C) is completely broken and deprecated. WPA-TKIP (D) has known cryptographic weaknesses. If this question is from a pre-WPA3 curriculum, WPA-AES was then the correct answer. On current CompTIA A+ exams (220-1101/220-1102), WPA3 is the correct 'most secure' answer.
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