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CWSP-205 · Question #85
Given: During 802.1X/LEAP authentication, the username is passed across the wireless medium in clear text. From a security perspective, why is this significant?
The correct answer is B. The username is an input to the LEAP challenge/response hash that is exploited, so the. See the full explanation below for the reasoning.
Question
Given: During 802.1X/LEAP authentication, the username is passed across the wireless medium in clear text. From a security perspective, why is this significant?
Options
- AThe username is needed for Personal Access Credential (PAC) and X.509 certificate validation.
- BThe username is an input to the LEAP challenge/response hash that is exploited, so the
- C4-Way Handshake nonces are based on the username in WPA and WPA2 authentication.
- DThe username can be looked up in a dictionary file that lists common username/password
How the community answered
(37 responses)- A3% (1)
- B76% (28)
- C16% (6)
- D5% (2)
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