ACP Regulatory Compliance & Guidelines 3

Question 1

Which regulatory body in the European Union sets equivalent spectrum usage rules for Wi-Fi devices similar to FCC Part 15 in the US?

Accepted Answer

ETSI / CE marking framework

Answer

ETSI (European Telecommunications Standards Institute) publishes the EN 300 328 and EN 301 893 standards adopted across EU member states, enforced via CE marking.

Question 2

An Aruba AP is deployed near a US military base where radar operates in the UNII-2 band. What action must the AP take upon detecting radar?

Accepted Answer

Vacate the channel within 10 seconds and not return for 30 minutes

Answer

FCC DFS rules require that upon radar detection, the device must cease transmission on that channel within 10 seconds and observe a 30-minute non-occupancy period.

Question 3

Under PCI DSS Requirement 1, what must be implemented between the cardholder data environment and the wireless network?

Accepted Answer

A firewall or equivalent network segmentation control

Answer

PCI DSS Requirement 1 mandates installing and maintaining network security controls, including firewalls, to isolate the cardholder data environment from untrusted networks including wireless.

Question 4

Which encryption protocol is the minimum required by PCI DSS for wireless networks that transmit cardholder data?

Accepted Answer

WPA2 or WPA3 with AES encryption

Answer

PCI DSS requires strong cryptography such as WPA2/WPA3 with AES; deprecated protocols like WEP and TKIP are explicitly prohibited.

Question 5

Aruba ClearPass is used to enforce 802.1X authentication. Which PCI DSS requirement does this most directly satisfy?

Accepted Answer

Requirement 8 — Identify users and authenticate access to system components

Answer

PCI DSS Requirement 8 mandates unique user IDs and strong authentication, which 802.1X with ClearPass enforces for wireless network access.

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ACP Regulatory Compliance & Guidelines 3