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You work as a Network Administrator for Net World International. The company has a Windows Active Directory-based single domain single forest network. The functional level of the forest is Windows Server 2003. There are ten Sales Managers in the company. The company has recently provided laptops to all its Sales Managers. All the laptops run Windows XP Professional. These laptops will be connected to the company's network through wireless connections. The company's management wants to implement Shared Key authentication for these laptops. When you try to configure the network interface card of one of the laptops for Shared Key authentication, you find no such option. What will you do to enable Shared Key authentication?
Suggested Answer: B
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31 comments · newest first
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Deane
10 months ago
Surprised they still use XP for this!
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Corazon
11 months ago
Why not just upgrade to a newer OS?
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Dominque
11 months ago
I thought Shared Key was outdated?
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Velda
11 months ago
Definitely need to enable WEP for that!
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Hildegarde
11 months ago
Shared Key isn't supported on XP without WEP.
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Jade
11 months ago
I’m confused about the options. I thought Service Pack 1 was just for updates, not for enabling authentication methods.
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Cristen
12 months ago
I feel like I read that Shared Key authentication isn't very secure anymore. Should we be looking at something like PEAP instead?
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Katina
12 months ago
I think I saw a similar question about wireless authentication methods in our practice exams. Maybe enabling WEP could be the right choice here?
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Jesse
12 months ago
I remember studying about wireless security protocols, but I'm not entirely sure if Shared Key authentication is the same as WEP.
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Myong
12 months ago
I'm pretty confident that the answer is C - Enable WEP. The question states that the company wants to implement Shared Key authentication, and WEP is the older wireless security protocol that uses Shared Key. The other options don't seem relevant here.
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Clare
12 months ago
Okay, I think I've got this. Since the laptops are running Windows XP and the question mentions no Shared Key option, I'm guessing we need to enable WEP to get that functionality. That seems like the most straightforward solution.
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Shelia
12 months ago
Hmm, this is tricky. I'm not sure if installing PEAP-MS-CHAP v2 or EAP-TLS is the right approach here. I'll need to review the details of Shared Key authentication to figure out the best solution.
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Selma
1 year ago
I'm a bit confused here. The question mentions Shared Key authentication, but the options don't seem to directly address that. I'll need to think this through carefully.
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Ronny
1 year ago
Shared Key authentication? More like 'Shared Confusion' if you ask me!
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Bev
1 year ago
EAP-TLS, huh? Sounds like a fancy encryption party. I'm in!
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Hermila
1 year ago
Wait, why would we need to install Service Pack 1? This is Windows XP, not Windows 98!
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Margurite
1 year ago
D) Install EAP-TLS.
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An
1 year ago
C) Enable WEP.
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Goldie
1 year ago
B) Install Service Pack 1.
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Jovita
1 year ago
A) Install PEAP-MS-CHAP v2.
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Selene
1 year ago
Hmm, PEAP-MS-CHAP v2 sounds like the way to go. I mean, it's got 'PEAP' in the name, so it's gotta be secure, right?
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Elfriede
1 year ago
User 3: I agree, let's go with that.
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Shantay
1 year ago
User 2: Yeah, it does sound secure with 'PEAP' in the name.
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Lavonda
1 year ago
User 1: I think PEAP-MS-CHAP v2 is the best option.
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Cristy
1 year ago
I'm pretty sure WEP is the way to go here. It's a classic, and you can never go wrong with the basics!
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Gerald
1 year ago
User 3: I agree with Gerald, we should install PEAP-MS-CHAP v2.
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Blossom
1 year ago
User 2: Actually, we need to install PEAP-MS-CHAP v2 for that.
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Theron
1 year ago
User 1: I think we should go with WEP for Shared Key authentication.
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Cammy
1 year ago
I'm not sure, maybe we should also consider installing Service Pack 1.
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Deeanna
1 year ago
I agree with Wilford, that seems like the right option.
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Wilford
2 years ago
I think we should install PEAP-MS-CHAP v2.