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312-50V9 · Question #274

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

The correct answer is C. WIPS. WIPS (Wireless Intrusion Prevention System) is purpose-built to monitor the radio frequency spectrum and identify unauthorized or rogue access points on a wireless network.

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Question

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

Options

  • AHIDS
  • BWISS
  • CWIPS
  • DNIDS

How the community answered

(31 responses)
  • A
    3% (1)
  • C
    94% (29)
  • D
    3% (1)

Why each option

WIPS (Wireless Intrusion Prevention System) is purpose-built to monitor the radio frequency spectrum and identify unauthorized or rogue access points on a wireless network.

AHIDS

HIDS (Host-based Intrusion Detection System) monitors activity, file changes, and logs on individual host systems and has no capability to scan the wireless RF spectrum for unauthorized access points.

BWISS

WISS is not a recognized or standardized acronym in wireless network security, and no standard tool by this name exists for rogue access point detection.

CWIPSCorrect

WIPS continuously scans the wireless RF environment, maintains an inventory of all detected access points, and compares them against an authorized device list to flag any rogue or unauthorized APs. It is purpose-built for wireless security monitoring and can automatically locate and contain rogue devices. No other choice in this list is designed specifically to operate at the wireless RF layer for access point detection.

DNIDS

NIDS (Network-based Intrusion Detection System) inspects packets on wired network segments and cannot detect rogue access points that may be operating solely at the wireless RF layer without having yet forwarded traffic to the wired network.

Concept tested: Wireless intrusion prevention and rogue access point detection

Source: https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/td/docs/wireless/controller/technotes/8-3/b_Cisco_WIPS_Deployment_Guide.html

Topics

#rogue access points#WIPS#wireless intrusion prevention#wireless security

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