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CWAP-403 · Question #125
You are concerned about attackers gaining access to your WLAN from outside the facility. Why does reducing the output power on the APs not provide sufficient certainty that an attacker outside the…
The correct answer is B. Because the attacker can simply use high gain antennas. See the full explanation below for the reasoning.
Question
You are concerned about attackers gaining access to your WLAN from outside the facility. Why does reducing the output power on the APs not provide sufficient certainty that an attacker outside the facility cannot gain access?
Options
- ABecause RF signals can be received even when weak if using a Mac OS X computer
- BBecause the attacker can simply use high gain antennas
- CBecause the attacker can increase the output power of the radio on the client
- DBecause the attacker will simplify use a lower gain antenna and a radio with higher receive
How the community answered
(61 responses)- A5% (3)
- B82% (50)
- C3% (2)
- D10% (6)
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