Which of the following wireless encryption types is vulnerable to weak IVS attacks?

The correct answer is A. WEP. WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy) uses a 24-bit Initialization Vector (IV) combined with a static RC4 key. The short IV space causes frequent IV reuse, and many IVs are cryptographically weak. Tools like Aircrack-ng can collect enough weak IVs passively to crack the WEP key in…

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Question

Which of the following wireless encryption types is vulnerable to weak IVS attacks?

Options

AWEP
BWPA
CWPA2
DAES

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(58 responses)

A
90% (52)
B
3% (2)
C
2% (1)
D
5% (3)

Explanation

WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy) uses a 24-bit Initialization Vector (IV) combined with a static RC4 key. The short IV space causes frequent IV reuse, and many IVs are cryptographically weak. Tools like Aircrack-ng can collect enough weak IVs passively to crack the WEP key in minutes. WPA and WPA2 addressed this by replacing the static key/IV scheme with dynamic per-packet key mixing (TKIP) and AES-based CCMP, eliminating the IV vulnerability.

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#WEP#IV attack#wireless security#encryption vulnerabilities

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