ALISON Wireless & Mobile Security

Question 1

Which encryption protocol was introduced to replace the vulnerable WEP standard in wireless networks?

Accepted Answer

WPA (Wi-Fi Protected Access)

Answer

AES-256

Answer

SSL/TLS

Answer

IPsec

Question 2

What encryption algorithm does WPA2 use to secure wireless communications?

Accepted Answer

AES with CCMP

Answer

RC4

Answer

DES

Answer

3DES

Question 3

What is a rogue access point in network security?

Accepted Answer

An unauthorized wireless access point installed on a network without admin approval

Answer

A misconfigured router with outdated firmware

Answer

An access point that uses an outdated encryption protocol

Answer

A public Wi-Fi hotspot with no password

Question 4

What does SSID stand for in the context of wireless networking?

Accepted Answer

Service Set Identifier

Answer

Secure Session Identification Directive

Answer

System Security ID Data

Answer

Subnet Specific Interface Descriptor

Question 5

Which IEEE standard defines port-based Network Access Control (NAC) used in enterprise wireless authentication?

Accepted Answer

IEEE 802.1X

Answer

IEEE 802.11n

Answer

IEEE 802.3af

Answer

IEEE 802.15.1

Question 6

In a wireless evil twin attack, what does the attacker deploy to capture victim credentials?

Accepted Answer

A malicious access point mimicking a legitimate Wi-Fi network's SSID

Answer

A packet sniffer on the legitimate network

Answer

A brute-force tool targeting WPA2 handshakes

Answer

A keylogger installed on the target device

Question 7

What is the primary purpose of disabling SSID broadcasting on a wireless access point?

Accepted Answer

It provides security through obscurity by hiding the network name from passive scans

Answer

It prevents all unauthorized devices from connecting

Answer

It encrypts the SSID so only known clients can see it

Answer

It enables MAC address filtering automatically