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CWNA-106 · Question #84

What is an advantage of using WPA2-Personal instead of WEP-128 as a security solution for 802.11 networks?

The correct answer is D. WPA2-Personal uses dynamic encryption keys, and WEP-128 uses static keys. See the full explanation below for the reasoning.

Question

What is an advantage of using WPA2-Personal instead of WEP-128 as a security solution for 802.11 networks?

Options

  • AWPA2-Personal uses 802.1X/EAP for authentication, and WEP-128 uses preshared keys.
  • BWPA2-Personal is based on IEEE 802.11 industry standards, but WEP is not.
  • CWPA2-Personal uses CCMP for encryption, and WEP-128 uses TKIP for encryption.
  • DWPA2-Personal uses dynamic encryption keys, and WEP-128 uses static keys.
  • EWPA2-Personal requires complex 64-character hex keys, whereas WEP-128 requires weak 26-

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