H12-311_V3.0 · Question #245
Which of the following standards are developed by the WiFi Alliance? (Multiple choice)
The correct answer is B. WPA C. WPA2. WPA and WPA2 are correct because both were created directly by the Wi-Fi Alliance - an industry trade consortium - as security certification programs. WPA was released in 2003 as an urgent interim fix for the broken WEP protocol, and WPA2 followed in 2004 as the more robust…
Question
Which of the following standards are developed by the WiFi Alliance? (Multiple choice)
Options
- A802.11a/b/g/n
- BWPA
- CWPA2
- D802.11i
How the community answered
(25 responses)- A12% (3)
- B84% (21)
- D4% (1)
Explanation
WPA and WPA2 are correct because both were created directly by the Wi-Fi Alliance - an industry trade consortium - as security certification programs. WPA was released in 2003 as an urgent interim fix for the broken WEP protocol, and WPA2 followed in 2004 as the more robust successor.
Why the distractors are wrong:
- A (802.11a/b/g/n) and D (802.11i) are all IEEE standards, not Wi-Fi Alliance standards. The IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) defines the technical 802.11 specifications, while the Wi-Fi Alliance certifies products and creates its own programs on top of them. Notably, WPA2 is based on 802.11i, but 802.11i itself belongs to IEEE.
Memory tip: Think of it as two separate organizations with different roles - IEEE owns the 802.11 numbers, while the Wi-Fi Alliance owns the WPA names. If it has "802.11" in the label, it's IEEE. If it starts with "WPA," it's Wi-Fi Alliance.
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