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HPE6-A42 · Question #60
A network administrator wants to implement MAC filtering for the wireless network of a local financial firm to ensure that only employees can access the wireless network. What is a possible weakness…
The correct answer is B. Authorized MAC addresses are visible in plaintext in the air and can be easily spoofed. See the full explanation below for the reasoning.
Question
A network administrator wants to implement MAC filtering for the wireless network of a local financial firm to ensure that only employees can access the wireless network. What is a possible weakness of this solution?
Options
- AMAC filters cannot be applied with WPA2 encryption.
- BAuthorized MAC addresses are visible in plaintext in the air and can be easily spoofed.
- CMAC filters do not provide the capability to associate VLANs with the MAC filters.
- DMAC filters offer no protection against authorized users who try to connect unauthorized devices.
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(53 responses)- A13% (7)
- B79% (42)
- C2% (1)
- D6% (3)
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