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Question 55 - CWNA-109 discussion

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What security solution is deprecated in the 802.11 standard and should never be used in any modern WLAN deployment?

A.
Shared Key Authentication
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A.
Shared Key Authentication
B.
Open System Authentication
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B.
Open System Authentication
C.
CCMP
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C.
CCMP
D.
AES
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D.
AES
Suggested answer: A

Explanation:

Shared Key Authentication is a security solution that was defined in the original 802.11 standard as an alternative to Open System Authentication, which does not provide any security at all. Shared Key Authentication uses WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy) to encrypt and authenticate data frames between the client station and the AP. However, WEP has been proven to be extremely vulnerable to various attacks that can easily crack the encryption key and compromise the network security. Therefore, Shared Key Authentication is deprecated in the 802.11 standard and should never be used in any modern WLAN deployment .Reference:[CWNA-109 Study Guide], Chapter 10: Wireless LAN Security, page 401; [CWNA-109 Study Guide], Chapter 10: Wireless LAN Security, page 391; [Wikipedia], Wired Equivalent Privacy.

asked 16/09/2024
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