Question

In 2007, this wireless security algorithm was rendered useless by capturing packets and discovering the passkey in a matter of seconds. This security flaw led to a network invasion of TJ Maxx and data theft through a technique known as wardriving. Which Algorithm is this referring to?

A. Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP)
B. Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA)
C. Wi-Fi Protected Access 2 (WPA2)
D. Temporal Key Integrity Protocol (TKIP)

Answer 1

The answer to this question is the option "A".

Explanation:

The WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy) is a security protocol suite. Which is defined in the IEEE(Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) Wi-Fi (Wireless Fidelity) standard 802.11b. This project invented to produce a wireless local area network (WLAN) with a level of security and secrecy. Which is normally demanded from a wired LAN. In WEP two devices need to share their password to communicate with one or more devices. The difficulty with WEP includes the use of a 24-bit initialization vector, that will sometimes repeat itself during transmission. So the answer to this question is WEP.

Answer 2

The correct answer to the following question is option A. Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP).

Step-by-step explanation:

WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy) is the security protocol which is specified in IEEE Wi-Fi (Wireless Fidelity) standard 802.11b, which is designed for providing a WLAN (Wireless Local Area Network) with the level of privacy and security.

Wardriving is act of searching for the WI-FI (Wireless Fidelity) networks by the person in the moving vehicle by using PDA (Personal Digital Assistant), smartphones or portable computer.