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CWSP-207 · Question #107

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 username. 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 username
  • 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

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  • A
    3% (1)
  • B
    84% (26)
  • C
    10% (3)
  • D
    3% (1)

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