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Question 58

You work as a Network Administrator for McNeil Inc. The company has a Windows Server 2008 network environment. The network is configured as a Windows

Active Directory-based single forest domain-based network. The company's management has decided to provide laptops to its sales team members. These laptops are equipped with smart card readers. The laptops will be configured as wireless network clients. You are required to accomplish the following tasks:

The wireless network communication should be secured.

The laptop users should be able to use smart cards for getting authenticated.

In order to accomplish the tasks, you take the following steps:

Configure 802.1x and WEP for the wireless connections.

Configure the PEAP-MS-CHAP v2 protocol for authentication.

What will happen after you have taken these steps?

    Correct Answer: C

    Configuring 802.1x and WEP for the wireless connections and using PEAP-MS-CHAP v2 protocol for authentication will not accomplish the tasks. WEP is an outdated and insecure protocol, and it does not provide adequate security for wireless network communication. Additionally, PEAP-MS-CHAP v2 does not support smart card authentication, which is required for the task. Therefore, none of the tasks will be accomplished.

Discussion
HemingwayOption: C

WEP is unsecured, so this should be C.

sundmah

can you explain why WEP is unsecure? Doesnt WEP use preshared keys for authentication?