NSE Wireless & Mobile Security

Question 1

Which authentication protocol is commonly used with 802.1X for enterprise wireless networks?

Accepted Answer

EAP (Extensible Authentication Protocol)

Answer

WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy)

Answer

WPS (Wi-Fi Protected Setup)

Answer

TKIP (Temporal Key Integrity Protocol)

Question 2

What is the primary purpose of a Wireless Intrusion Prevention System (WIPS)?

Accepted Answer

To detect and prevent unauthorized access points and wireless attacks

Answer

To encrypt all wireless traffic using AES-256

Answer

To assign IP addresses to wireless clients via DHCP

Answer

To amplify wireless signal strength across the facility

Question 3

Which WPA3 feature provides forward secrecy and replaces the PSK handshake?

Accepted Answer

SAE (Simultaneous Authentication of Equals)

Answer

TKIP (Temporal Key Integrity Protocol)

Answer

WPS (Wi-Fi Protected Setup)

Answer

CCMP (Counter Mode CBC-MAC Protocol)

Question 4

What type of wireless attack involves setting up a rogue access point that mimics a legitimate one to intercept traffic?

Accepted Answer

Evil Twin attack

Answer

Deauthentication flood attack

Answer

Jamming attack

Answer

Wardriving

Question 5

Which wireless security protocol is considered critically vulnerable and must never be used in modern networks?

Accepted Answer

WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy)

Answer

WPA3-Enterprise

Answer

WPA2-Enterprise with EAP-TLS

Answer

WPA2-Personal with AES

Question 6

In an enterprise wireless deployment, what is the primary role of a RADIUS server?

Accepted Answer

To authenticate wireless users and authorize network access

Answer

To provide DHCP addresses to wireless clients

Answer

To encrypt wireless traffic using AES encryption

Answer

To manage wireless channel and power allocation

Question 7

What does a captive portal in a wireless network primarily provide?

Accepted Answer

A web-based authentication or terms-acceptance page before granting network access

Answer

Stronger AES encryption for all wireless traffic

Answer

Automatic IP address and DNS assignment to wireless clients

Answer

Real-time RF signal strength monitoring and reporting