Which of the following offers the HIGHEST wireless security?

The correct answer is B. WPA2. WPA2 (Wi-Fi Protected Access 2) is the strongest wireless security protocol among the choices. It uses AES (Advanced Encryption Standard) with CCMP, which is a robust, government-grade encryption algorithm. WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy) is severely outdated and can be cracked…

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AWEP
BWPA2
CWPA
DHTTPS

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A
4% (1)
B
89% (25)
D
7% (2)

Explanation

WPA2 (Wi-Fi Protected Access 2) is the strongest wireless security protocol among the choices. It uses AES (Advanced Encryption Standard) with CCMP, which is a robust, government-grade encryption algorithm. WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy) is severely outdated and can be cracked in minutes using freely available tools - it should never be used. WPA (original) improved on WEP using TKIP encryption but has since been found vulnerable and deprecated. HTTPS is not a wireless security protocol at all - it is an application-layer protocol for securing web traffic over HTTP, regardless of the underlying network. WPA2 remains the highest security option in this list (with WPA3 being even stronger, but it is not offered as a choice).

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#WPA2#wireless security#WEP#encryption protocols

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