N10-005 · Question #482
Which of the following configurations of a wireless network would be considered MOST secure?
The correct answer is C. WPA2. WPA2 (Wi-Fi Protected Access 2) using AES-CCMP encryption is the most secure option listed. WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy) has been cryptographically broken since the early 2000s and provides virtually no real security regardless of MAC filtering or SSID hiding. MAC filtering…
Question
Which of the following configurations of a wireless network would be considered MOST secure?
Options
- AWEP using MAC Filtering
- BWEP and hiding the SSID
- CWPA2
- DWPA TKIP and hiding the SSID
How the community answered
(41 responses)- A7% (3)
- B2% (1)
- C88% (36)
- D2% (1)
Explanation
WPA2 (Wi-Fi Protected Access 2) using AES-CCMP encryption is the most secure option listed. WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy) has been cryptographically broken since the early 2000s and provides virtually no real security regardless of MAC filtering or SSID hiding. MAC filtering and SSID hiding are security-through-obscurity measures that are trivially bypassed using freely available tools. WPA with TKIP is stronger than WEP but still has known vulnerabilities. WPA2 with AES provides strong encryption and robust authentication, making it the industry standard for secure wireless networks.
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