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SY0-301 · Question #159

Which of the following would satisfy wireless network implementation requirements to use mutual authentication and usernames and passwords?

The correct answer is C. PEAP-MSCHAPv2. PEAP-MSCHAPv2 satisfies both requirements simultaneously. It provides mutual authentication - the server authenticates itself to the client using a digital certificate, and the client authenticates to the server using MSCHAPv2, which carries username and password credentials…

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Question

Which of the following would satisfy wireless network implementation requirements to use mutual authentication and usernames and passwords?

Options

  • AEAP-MD5
  • BWEP
  • CPEAP-MSCHAPv2
  • DEAP-TLS

How the community answered

(38 responses)
  • A
    16% (6)
  • B
    5% (2)
  • C
    74% (28)
  • D
    5% (2)

Explanation

PEAP-MSCHAPv2 satisfies both requirements simultaneously. It provides mutual authentication - the server authenticates itself to the client using a digital certificate, and the client authenticates to the server using MSCHAPv2, which carries username and password credentials - all within a protected TLS tunnel. EAP-MD5 (A) uses usernames and passwords but does NOT provide mutual authentication (the server is not authenticated to the client), making it vulnerable to man-in-the-middle attacks. WEP (B) is a deprecated encryption scheme with no proper user authentication mechanism. EAP-TLS (D) provides strong mutual authentication but uses client-side digital certificates rather than usernames and passwords, so it does not satisfy the username/password requirement.

Topics

#PEAP#MSCHAPv2#mutual authentication#EAP methods

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