GIAC Assessing and Auditing Wireless Networks
Domain 5Objective 3
NFC GAWN Practice Questions (Page 4)
Part of the RFID and NFC Attacks domain, which makes up ~17% of our current practice bank. GIAC (SANS) does not publish an official question count, but from its 120-minute exam (~50–80 total, ~9–14 in this domain), expect 3–5 from this objective — we provide 38 practice questions to prepare you well beyond it. (estimate)
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Questions 16–20
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Near Field Communication (NFC) is a short-range wireless technology. What is the typical maximum operating distance for NFC communication?
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Which NFC security countermeasure involves storing sensitive data, such as cryptographic keys, in a tamper-resistant hardware component?
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Which NFC security countermeasure ensures that both the reader and the tag verify each other's identity before exchanging data?
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A company is rolling out NFC-enabled employee badges for building access. Management is concerned about relay attacks, where an attacker uses a proxy device to extend the range of a legitimate badge. Which countermeasure is most effective against relay attacks?
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A security analyst is testing an NFC payment system that uses card emulation mode. The analyst wants to determine if the system is vulnerable to data modification attacks, where an attacker alters the transaction amount in transit. Which test would be most effective?
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