A company is deploying NFC-based access badges. They are concerned about relay attacks and also want to ensure that lost badges cannot be used by others. Which combination of controls is most effective?

Use a Faraday cage on the badge

Use a simple RFID tag without encryption

Use a secure element and require a PIN

Use a passive badge with a long range

What is the primary purpose of the SSID in a Wi-Fi network?

To identify the network to clients

To authenticate users before they connect

To control the transmission power of the access point

To encrypt data transmitted over the network

What is the primary purpose of PEAP (Protected Extensible Authentication Protocol)?

To provide encryption for data transmission

To replace all other EAP methods

To provide a secure tunnel for other authentication methods

To allow anonymous access to the network

A coffee shop wants to provide free Wi-Fi to customers but wants to prevent unauthorized users from accessing the internal management network. The shop uses a single access point. Which configuration should be implemented?

Disable SSID broadcast and use MAC filtering

Enable WPA2-PSK with a strong passphrase for the guest network

Configure a separate SSID with WPA2-Enterprise and 802.1X for the management network

Use WEP encryption for the guest network

Systems Security Certified Practitioner

Domain 6Objective 6

6.6 - Secure Wireless Communications SSCP Practice Questions (Page 6)

Part of the Network and Communication Security domain, which accounts for 16% of the SSCP exam. ISC2 does not publish an official question count, but from its 120-minute exam (~50–80 total, ~8–13 in this domain), expect 1–2 from this objective — we provide 32 practice questions to prepare you well beyond it. (estimate)

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Questions 26–30

26application · medium
A small business wants to secure its Wi-Fi network but has a limited budget and no IT staff to manage a RADIUS server. They need a solution that is easy to deploy and provides strong encryption. Which option is most appropriate?
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27expert · hard
A company is deploying NFC-based access badges. They are concerned about relay attacks and also want to ensure that lost badges cannot be used by others. Which combination of controls is most effective?
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28foundation · easy
What is the primary purpose of the SSID in a Wi-Fi network?
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29foundation · easy
What is the primary purpose of PEAP (Protected Extensible Authentication Protocol)?
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30application · medium
A coffee shop wants to provide free Wi-Fi to customers but wants to prevent unauthorized users from accessing the internal management network. The shop uses a single access point. Which configuration should be implemented?
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