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312-50V11 · Question #3

Which of these is capable of searching for and locating rogue access points?

The correct answer is D. WIPS. A Wireless Intrusion Prevention System (WIPS) is specifically designed to monitor the radio spectrum for unauthorized access points and wireless threats. It is the correct tool for detecting and locating rogue access points on a network.

Hacking Wireless Networks

Question

Which of these is capable of searching for and locating rogue access points?

Options

  • AHIDS
  • BNIDS
  • CWISS
  • DWIPS

How the community answered

(29 responses)
  • B
    7% (2)
  • C
    3% (1)
  • D
    90% (26)

Why each option

A Wireless Intrusion Prevention System (WIPS) is specifically designed to monitor the radio spectrum for unauthorized access points and wireless threats. It is the correct tool for detecting and locating rogue access points on a network.

AHIDS

HIDS (Host-based Intrusion Detection System) monitors activity on individual host machines such as file changes and system calls, and has no capability to scan the wireless RF spectrum for rogue access points.

BNIDS

NIDS (Network-based Intrusion Detection System) analyzes wired network traffic for malicious patterns but cannot monitor the wireless radio frequency spectrum to detect unauthorized access points.

CWISS

WISS is not a recognized or standard security system acronym in wireless security, making it an invalid option.

DWIPSCorrect

WIPS (Wireless Intrusion Prevention System) actively monitors the RF spectrum and can identify, locate, and respond to rogue access points that are not authorized on the network. Unlike general intrusion detection systems, WIPS understands wireless-specific threats and can correlate MAC addresses, SSIDs, and signal strength data to pinpoint rogue device locations. It can also take active countermeasures such as deauthentication to neutralize rogue APs.

Concept tested: Wireless Intrusion Prevention System rogue AP detection

Source: https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/td/docs/wireless/controller/8-10/config-guide/b_cg810/rogue_detection.html

Topics

#WIPS#rogue access points#wireless detection#802.11

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