CompTIA Tech+ (FC0-U71)SecurityMedium
A company is setting up a secure wireless network. To comply with security best practices, the network administrator should configure the wireless access points to use which encryption standard for data transmission?
- AWEP
- BWPA2
- CWPA
- DWPA3
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Correct answer: D. WPA3
WPA3 is the latest and most secure wireless encryption standard, offering enhanced protection against various attacks compared to its predecessors.
Why the other options are wrong
- A. WEP is an outdated and insecure standard with known vulnerabilities, making it unsuitable for secure networks.
- B. WPA2 is currently widely used and secure, but WPA3 offers further improvements and is considered the best practice for new deployments.
- C. WPA was an improvement over WEP but has also been largely superseded and has known weaknesses.
WPA3
Wi-Fi Protected Access 3, the latest security standard for wireless networks, offering enhanced encryption and authentication protocols.
- Successor to WPA2
- Improved security for public Wi-Fi (Opportunistic Wireless Encryption)
- Enhanced protection against brute-force attacks
Memory trick: Wireless security evolves, WPA3 leads the way.