Wireless Security Settings

Question 1

What is the WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy)?

Answer 1

Outdated 1999 wireless security standard meant to match wired LAN security for wireless networks

Question 2

What is the WPA (WI-FI Protected Access)?

Answer 2

Introduced in 2003 as a temporary improvement over WEP

Question 3

What is the WPA2 (WI-FI Protected Access 2)?

Answer 3

Improved data protection and network access control by addressing weaknesses in WPA version

Question 4

What is the WPA3 (WI-FI Protected Access 3)?

Answer 4

The latest and most secure wireless security protocol

Question 5

What are AAA Protocols?

Answer 5

Centralize user authentication to permit only authorized users to access network resources

Question 6

What are Authentication Protocols?

Answer 6

Verify user identity and control network access

Question 7

What is EAP (Extensible Authentication Protocol)?

Answer 7

Authentication framework supporting multiple methods

Question 8

What is PEAP (Protected Extensible Authentication Protocol)?

Answer 8

Authentication protocol that secures EAP within an encrypted and authenticated TLS tunnel. Certificate (server/client)

Question 9

What is EAP-TTLS (Extensible Authentication Protocol-Tunneled Transport Layer Security)?

Answer 9

Authentication protocol that extends TLS support across multiple platforms. Certificate (server)

Question 10

What is EAP-FAST (Extensible Authentication Protocol-Flexible Authentication ia Secure Tunneling)?

Answer 10

Enable secure re-authentication while roaming within a network without full authentication each time