3.1.16

Question 1

What are the pros and cons of MAC address filtering?

Answer 1

Advantages: High security; only approved devices can connect.
Disadvantages: Time-consuming to manage, impractical for public networks.

Question 1

What are the pros and cons of using user IDs for security?

Answer 1

Advantages: Simple, flexible, and easy to implement.
Disadvantages: Limited security if passwords are weak.

Question 2

What are the pros and cons of Encryption?

Answer 2

• Advantages:
  – A strong encryption is very hard to break
  – Computer are fast enough to encrypt data on-the-fly.
• Disadvantages:
• The user would be unable to explore the encrypted file if the password or key got the loss.
• However, using simpler keys in data encryption makes the data insecure, and randomly, anyone can access it.