You are discussing computer security with a group of high sc

You are discussing computer security with a group of high school students attending a technology workshop, and you are mentioning the encryption types used on wireless networks. Of the following, which are valid wireless encryption types? (Choose two.)

A. SSID

B. SSL

C. WEP

D. WPA

Solution

C and D. WEP, or Wireless Equivalent Privacy, is a method of encryption that is considered insecure due to its vulnerability to compromise. WEP2 was developed to improve security while awaiting the more secure WPA standard. WPA, or Wi-Fi Protected Access, is considered the more secure of the two encryption methods, with WPA2 being the most recent implementation.