EC-Council
EC0-350 · Question #707
Access control is often implemented through the use of MAC address filtering on wireless Access Points. Why is this considered to be a very limited security measure?
The correct answer is C. The MAC address is broadcasted and can be captured by a sniffer. See the full explanation below for the reasoning.
Question
Access control is often implemented through the use of MAC address filtering on wireless Access Points. Why is this considered to be a very limited security measure?
Options
- AVendors MAC address assignment is published on the Internet.
- BThe MAC address is not a real random number.
- CThe MAC address is broadcasted and can be captured by a sniffer.
- DThe MAC address is used properly only on Macintosh computers.
How the community answered
(62 responses)- A3% (2)
- B3% (2)
- C82% (51)
- D11% (7)
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