Monday, April 4, 2016

WPS and WPA Attacks

Can you answer this sample Security+ question on WPS and WPA attacks? 

Q. A war driver is capturing traffic from a wireless network. When an authorized client connects, the attacker is able to implement a brute force attack to discover the encryption key. What type of attack did this war driver use?

A. WPS attack

B. IV attack

C. Packet injection

D. WPA cracking

More, do you know why the correct answer is correct and the incorrect answers are incorrect? Answer and explanation available here.