SY0-301 · Question #170
SY0-301 Question #170: Real Exam Question with Answer & Explanation
The correct answer is C: Evil twin. An evil twin attack occurs when an attacker sets up a rogue wireless access point that impersonates a legitimate one by broadcasting the same SSID (network name). Because wireless clients store previously connected networks and automatically probe for them, the attacker listens f
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- AInfrastructure as a Service
- BLoad balancer
- CEvil twin
- DVirtualized network
Explanation
An evil twin attack occurs when an attacker sets up a rogue wireless access point that impersonates a legitimate one by broadcasting the same SSID (network name). Because wireless clients store previously connected networks and automatically probe for them, the attacker listens for these probe requests and spoofs a response - making nearby devices believe the malicious AP is the real Corpnet, Coffeeshop, or FreePublicWifi network. Once connected, the attacker can intercept all traffic (man-in-the-middle). This is distinct from a load balancer (traffic distribution), IaaS (cloud infrastructure model), or a virtualized network (software-defined networking), none of which describe this wireless impersonation technique.
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