Why are SSID not considered to be a good security mechanism to protect a wireless network?

On wireless networks, a SSID is used to identify the network. Why are SSID not considered to be a good security mechanism to protect a wireless network?

On wireless networks, a SSID is used to identify the network. Why are SSID not considered to be a good security mechanism to protect a wireless network?

A.
The SSID is the same as the MAC address for all vendors

B.
The SSID is only 32 bits in length

C.
The SSID is to identify a station, not a network

D.
The SSID is transmitted in clear text

Explanation:
The SSID IS constructed to identify a network, it IS NOT the same as the MAC address and SSID’s consists of a maximum of 32 alphanumeric characters.



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