Exam 312-50v11 topic 1 question 281 discussion

Actual exam question from ECCouncil's 312-50v11

Question #: 281
Topic #: 1

When configuring wireless on his home router, Javik disables SSID broadcast. He leaves authentication `open` but sets the SSID to a 32-character string of random letters and numbers.
What is an accurate assessment of this scenario from a security perspective?

A. Since the SSID is required in order to connect, the 32-character string is sufficient to prevent brute-force attacks.
B. Disabling SSID broadcast prevents 802.11 beacons from being transmitted from the access point, resulting in a valid setup leveraging ג€security through obscurityג€.
C. It is still possible for a hacker to connect to the network after sniffing the SSID from a successful wireless association.
D. Javik's router is still vulnerable to wireless hacking attempts because the SSID broadcast setting can be enabled using a specially crafted packet sent to the hardware address of the access point.

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Suggested Answer: C 🗳️

by ANDRESCB1988 at July 23, 2021, 6:35 a.m.

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Hackeram

1 year, 1 month ago

@MILEKE2 What?

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Daniel8660

1 year, 9 months ago

Selected Answer: C

Wi-Fi Discovery: Wireless Network Footprinting Attacking a wireless network begins with discovering and footprinting the wireless network actively or passively. Passive Footprinting Method - Using the passive method, an attacker detects the existence of an AP by sniffing the packets from airwaves. This discloses wireless devices, APs, and the SSID. (P.2246/2230)

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dinonino

1 year, 10 months ago

Service set identifier (SSID): An SSID is a 32-alphanumeric-character unique identifier given to a wireless local area network (WLAN) that acts as a wireless identifier of the network. The SSID permits connections to the desired network among available independent networks. Devices connecting to the same WLAN should use the same SSID to establish connections.

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EngnSu

2 years, 1 month ago

Selected Answer: C

An SSID is a 32-alphanumeric-character unique identifier given to a wireless local area network (WLAN); In this case, disable SSID broadcast, but leaves authentication “open” and sets the SSID to a 32-character string of random letters and numbers, meaning use the silent mode

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mileke2

2 years, 2 months ago

Just for clarity for other people, can anyone who sees this explain this?

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ANDRESCB1988

3 years ago

correct

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