As an IT intern, you have been asked to help set up a secure Wi-Fi network for a local coffee shop. The owners want to provide free Wi-Fi to their customers, but they are concerned about potential sec

Disabling SSID broadcast is often considered a minor security measure that offers a false sense of security, as the SSID can still be discovered, and it makes network discovery more difficult for legitimate users.

MAC address filtering is cumbersome for a public Wi-Fi network as it requires manual addition of every customer's device MAC address, which is impractical and not scalable.

Requiring customers to use a VPN adds a significant burden on the customers and the coffee shop, as it would necessitate customers having their own VPN service or the coffee shop providing and managing one, which is not a simple solution.

WPA2 or WPA3 encryption provides robust security by encrypting the traffic between the client and the access point, protecting customer data from eavesdropping. These are industry standards for Wi-Fi security, are relatively simple to configure (often a single passphrase for a public network like this), and effectively secure the wireless communication without requiring complex management by the coffee shop owners or technical steps from customers.