You work as the security administrator at Certkiller .com. You want to implement a solution which
will provide a WLAN (Wireless Local Area Network) with the security typically associated with a
wired LAN (Local Area Network): Which solution should you implement?
A.
WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy)
B.
ISSE (Information Systems Security Engineering)
C.
ISDN (Integrated Services Digital Network)
D.
VPN (Virtual Private Network)
Explanation:
Wired Equivalent Privacy is a wireless protocol designed to provide privacy equivalent to that of a
wired network.
Incorrect answers:
B: This is not the method to supply security to a WLAN akin to a LAN.
C: ISDN is a telecommunications standard that is used to digitally send voice, data, and video
signals over the same lines.
D: VPN is a system that uses the public Internet as a backbone for a private interconnection
(network) between locations. This is not WLAN with the security levels akin to a LAN.
References:
Mike Pastore and Emmett Dulaney, Security+ Study Guide, 2nd Edition, Alameda , Sybex, 2004, p
372