Deck 28: Securing Wireless Networks

Question 1

Which of the following is a security tool that can help prevent against data tampering by sending a secret stamp inside of an encrypted data frame?

A) MIC
B) KIP
C) OAuth
D) EAP

Answer 1

MIC

Question 2

The original 802.11 standard offered which of the following authentication methods? (Select all that apply.)

A) WPA2
B) LEAP
C) WEP
D) Open Authentication

Answer 2

WEP
Open Authentication

Question 3

The Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) uses which encryption algorithm to encrypt data?

A) Blowfish
B) HMAC
C) AES
D) RC4

Answer 3

RC4

Question 4

What is the name of the protocol that defines a set of common functions that actual authentication methods can use to authenticate users?

A) Expanded Authentication Protocol
B) Wireless Security Protocol
C) Extensible Authentication Protocol
D) Multi-security Protocol

Question 5

In a scenario using 802.1x and EAP-based authentication, the term supplicant refers to which of the following?

A) The network device that provides access to the network
B) The client device requesting access
C) The device that takes user or client credentials and permits/denies access
D) The wired uplink connection

Question 6

Which of the following is a wireless authentication method, developed by Cisco, in which authentication credentials are protected by passing a protected access credential (PAC) between the AS and the supplicant?

A) EAP-FAST
B) PEAP
C) EAP-TLS
D) GCMP

Question 7

Which method of wireless authentication leverages a digital certificate on the AS as a robust method to authenticate the RADIUS server?

A) EAP-FAST
B) EAP
C) PEAP
D) LEAP

Question 8

One disadvantage of EAP-TLS is which of the following?

A) It's not as secure as other authentication methods.
B) It can be complex to implement.
C) It isn't compatible with many network types.
D) It can only be used in small networks.

Question 9

Which authentication method is considered the most secure wireless authentication method currently available?

A) EAP-FAST
B) PEAP
C) LEAP
D) EAP-TLS

Question 10

Which WPA version has encryption and MIC with AES and GCMP?

A) WPA
B) WPA2
C) WPA3
D) WPA4

Question 11

Which WPA version adds additional features such as Simultaneous Authentication of Equals (SAE), Forward secrecy, and Protected management frames (PMF)?

A) WPA
B) WPA2
C) WPA3
D) These features are not in any version of WPA.

Question 12

Which one of the following is the data encryption and integrity method used by WPA2?

A) CCMP
B) GCMP
C) TKIP
D) WIPS