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HPE7-A07 · Question #57

You created a new SSID with the security settings shown in the exhibit. Some, but not all, users complain that client devices are unable to connect to this SSID. What is the reason for this?

The correct answer is C. MAC authentication after a failed 802. ix authentication is not possible as the option "MAC. If some users are unable to connect to an SSID configured with WPA3-Enterprise GCM-256, and the "MAC Authentication Fall-Through" is disabled, it means that devices which fail 802.1X authentication will not attempt MAC authentication. If these client devices are configured to…

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Question

You created a new SSID with the security settings shown in the exhibit. Some, but not all, users complain that client devices are unable to connect to this SSID. What is the reason for this?

Exhibit

HPE7-A07 question #57 exhibit

Options

  • AThe WPA3 Enterprise GCM-2S6 mode does not support transition mode.
  • BWPA3 Enterprise is not backward compatible with WPA2 Enterprise.
  • CMAC authentication after a failed 802. ix authentication is not possible as the option "MAC
  • DThe primary servers shared key differs from the shared key configured for this server on HPE

How the community answered

(30 responses)
  • A
    3% (1)
  • B
    7% (2)
  • C
    80% (24)
  • D
    10% (3)

Explanation

If some users are unable to connect to an SSID configured with WPA3-Enterprise GCM-256, and the "MAC Authentication Fall-Through" is disabled, it means that devices which fail 802.1X authentication will not attempt MAC authentication. If these client devices are configured to use MAC authentication as a backup method, they will fail to connect, explaining the issue faced by

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#WPA3 Enterprise#MAC authentication#802.1X#transition mode

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