Which statement best describes the evolution from WEP to WPA to WPA2?

WPA and WPA2 are identical except for the authentication methods they support

Each version introduced a completely new encryption algorithm with no backward compatibility

WPA2 was the first version to support enterprise authentication

WPA added TKIP to address WEP's weaknesses, and WPA2 replaced TKIP with AES-CCMP for stronger security

Which of the following is a key difference between WPA2-Personal and WPA3-Personal?

WPA3-Personal uses SAE instead of PSK for authentication

WPA2-Personal uses AES-CCMP while WPA3-Personal uses TKIP

WPA2-Personal supports 256-bit encryption, while WPA3-Personal only supports 128-bit

WPA3-Personal requires a RADIUS server

What is the most significant security improvement of WPA2 over WPA?

WPA2 adds support for 5 GHz frequency bands

WPA2 mandates the use of AES-CCMP for encryption and integrity

WPA2 uses a longer pre-shared key of 256 bits

WPA2 eliminates the need for authentication

How does SAE (Simultaneous Authentication of Equals) protect against offline dictionary attacks?

It requires a certificate on the client to prove knowledge of the password

It uses a longer password of at least 20 characters

It encrypts the password with AES before sending it to the access point

It uses a password-authenticated key exchange that never transmits a verifier that can be used offline

GIAC Assessing and Auditing Wireless Networks

Domain 2Objective 2

WPA Variants GAWN Practice Questions (Page 7)

Part of the Wireless Encryption and Authentication domain, which makes up ~14% of our current practice bank. GIAC (SANS) does not publish an official question count, but from its 120-minute exam (~50–80 total, ~7–11 in this domain), expect 4–6 from this objective — we provide 48 practice questions to prepare you well beyond it. (estimate)

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Which statement best describes the evolution from WEP to WPA to WPA2?
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Which of the following is a key difference between WPA2-Personal and WPA3-Personal?
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33foundation · easy
What is the most significant security improvement of WPA2 over WPA?
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34foundation · easy
How does SAE (Simultaneous Authentication of Equals) protect against offline dictionary attacks?
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35foundation · easy
Which encryption protocol is used in WPA3 for 192-bit security mode?
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