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A technician is investigating options to secure a small office wireless network. One requirement is to allow automatic logins to the network using certificates instead of passwords. Which of the…
The correct answer is C. EAP-EKE. A wireless solution requires an Extensible Authentication Protocol (EAP) method to support advanced authentication features, such as automatic logins using certificates instead of passwords.
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A technician is investigating options to secure a small office wireless network. One requirement is to allow automatic logins to the network using certificates instead of passwords. Which of the following should the wireless solution have in order to support this feature?
Options
- ARADIUS
- BAES
- CEAP-EKE
- DMFA
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Why each option
A wireless solution requires an Extensible Authentication Protocol (EAP) method to support advanced authentication features, such as automatic logins using certificates instead of passwords.
RADIUS is an authentication, authorization, and accounting (AAA) server protocol, not the specific client-side authentication method for certificates.
AES (Advanced Encryption Standard) is a symmetric-key encryption algorithm used for data confidentiality, not for user authentication with certificates.
EAP-EKE is an Extensible Authentication Protocol (EAP) method, and the EAP framework is a fundamental component of 802.1X wireless security solutions that enable diverse authentication types, including certificate-based authentication for automatic, password-less network access.
MFA (Multi-Factor Authentication) is a security concept requiring multiple verification factors, not a specific protocol or feature for automatic certificate-based logins.
Concept tested: Wireless network authentication protocols
Source: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/networking/technologies/eap/eap-methods-in-windows
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