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SY0-301 · Question #601

Which of the following best practices makes a wireless network more difficult to find?

The correct answer is C. Disable SSD broadcast. Disabling SSID broadcast hides the network name from passive scans, making the wireless network harder to discover.

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Question

Which of the following best practices makes a wireless network more difficult to find?

Options

  • AImplement MAC filtering
  • BUseWPA2-PSK
  • CDisable SSD broadcast
  • DPower down unused WAPs

How the community answered

(39 responses)
  • A
    3% (1)
  • C
    92% (36)
  • D
    5% (2)

Why each option

Disabling SSID broadcast hides the network name from passive scans, making the wireless network harder to discover.

AImplement MAC filtering

MAC filtering controls which devices can connect but does not hide the network from being seen during a scan.

BUseWPA2-PSK

WPA2-PSK secures the authentication and encryption of the network but does not prevent the network name from being broadcast and discovered.

CDisable SSD broadcastCorrect

When the SSID broadcast is disabled, the access point stops advertising the network name in beacon frames, so the network does not appear in standard Wi-Fi scans. An attacker would need to use active probing or passive sniffing to detect the hidden network. This is a basic network obscurity practice that reduces casual discovery.

DPower down unused WAPs

Powering down unused WAPs reduces attack surface but does not affect the discoverability of active access points.

Concept tested: Disabling SSID broadcast to obscure wireless networks

Source: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/networking/technologies/nps/nps-top

Topics

#SSID broadcast#wireless security#network visibility#WAP hardening

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