Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH v12) — Question 252

The security team of Debry Inc. decided to upgrade Wi-Fi security to thwart attacks such as dictionary attacks and key recovery attacks. For this purpose, the security team started implementing cutting-edge technology that uses a modern key establishment protocol called the simultaneous authentication of equals (SAE), also known as dragonfly key exchange, which replaces the PSK concept.

What is the Wi-Fi encryption technology implemented by Debry Inc.?

Answer options

• A. WPA
• B. WEP
• C. WPA3
• D. WPA2

Correct answer: C

Explanation

The correct answer is WPA3 because it incorporates the simultaneous authentication of equals (SAE) for enhanced security compared to previous protocols. WPA and WPA2 do not utilize this modern key establishment method, and WEP is considered outdated and insecure.