Wireless Encryption Flashcards
1
Q
DES?
A
Data Encryption Standard
2
Q
3DES/Triple DES?
A
Runs 56-bit DES through extra hoops and comes up with 112-bit or 168 bit
(An improvement on 56-bit DES, but still not good enough)
3
Q
WEP?
A
(wireless equivalent privacy)
No authentication (worst)
4
Q
WPA?
A
wifi protected area
802.11 i first draft
64 or 128-bit (1999)
5
Q
TKIP?
A
temporary key integrity protocol
128-bit PER PACKET
6
Q
PSK?
A
Pre Shared Key
(Both TKIP and PSK are upgrades from WEP)
7
Q
WPA2?
A
802.11 I final draft
2006
8
Q
EAP?
A
Extensible authentication protocol or PSK authentication
9
Q
AES?
A
Advanced Encryption Standard
Best & everyone uses it
10
Q
WPA3
A
disallows legacy
2018
128-bit or 192-bit
Has safeguard against brute-force attacks.
