312-50V12 · Question #93
Jane invites her friends Alice and John over for a LAN party. Alice and John access Jane's wireless network without a password. However, Jane has a long, complex password on her router. What attack…
The correct answer is C. Evil twin. Alice and John connected to a wireless network without a password, despite Jane's router having a strong password, indicating they connected to a rogue access point mimicking Jane's network.
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- AWardriving
- BWireless sniffing
- CEvil twin
- DPiggybacking
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- C93% (51)
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Alice and John connected to a wireless network without a password, despite Jane's router having a strong password, indicating they connected to a rogue access point mimicking Jane's network.
Wardriving is the act of driving around to discover and map wireless networks, not an attack that grants unauthorized clients access to a network.
Wireless sniffing involves passively capturing and analyzing wireless traffic on a network, not creating an open access point that clients connect to.
An evil twin attack involves an attacker setting up a rogue wireless access point that impersonates a legitimate network (same or similar SSID) but without the original network's security controls, such as a password. Alice and John unknowingly connected to this rogue AP instead of Jane's legitimate, password-protected router, which explains how they accessed 'Jane's network' without her password.
Piggybacking refers to someone physically gaining access to a secured area or network by following an authorized person, not setting up a rogue wireless access point.
Concept tested: Evil twin rogue access point attack recognition
Source: https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/news/securing-wireless-networks
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