TestOut LabSim A+ Certification Practice Exam

What encryption method would you configure on a laptop to connect to a wireless network that uses WPA?

1. Preshared key

2. WEP encryption

3. MAC filtering

4. TKIP encryption

The correct answer is: TKIP encryption

When connecting to a wireless network that uses WPA (Wi-Fi Protected Access), configuring TKIP (Temporal Key Integrity Protocol) encryption is the appropriate choice. TKIP was designed as a security enhancement over WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy) and is specifically utilized in WPA to ensure a higher level of security. It involves the use of a dynamic key for each packet and includes features that protect against certain attacks associated with WEP. TKIP helps to address vulnerabilities that exist in older security protocols and provides a method to encrypt data being transmitted over the wireless connection, ensuring that information remains private and secure. In contrast, while a preshared key is a component of WPA, it is not an encryption method by itself; it is a way of authenticating users on the network. WEP encryption is an older and outdated method that has significant vulnerabilities and is not recommended in a WPA environment. MAC filtering is a network access control method that does not encrypt data but instead restricts access to the network based on the MAC addresses of devices.