CompTIA Security+ (SY0-501) — Question 7

An analyst wants to implement a more secure wireless authentication for office access points. Which of the following technologies allows for encrypted authentication of wireless clients over TLS?

Answer options

• A. PEAP
• B. EAP
• C. WPA2
• D. RADIUS

Correct answer: A

Explanation

PEAP (Protected Extensible Authentication Protocol) is designed to provide secure encrypted authentication over TLS, making it the correct choice. EAP (Extensible Authentication Protocol) is a framework that includes multiple authentication methods but does not specifically ensure encryption on its own. WPA2 is a security protocol for wireless networks but does not directly relate to client authentication methods. RADIUS is a protocol for remote authentication but does not provide encryption by itself either.