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GIAC GISP Exam - Topic 3 Question 68 Discussion

Actual exam question for GIAC's GISP exam
Question #: 68
Topic #: 3
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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?

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Deane
3 months ago
Surprised they still use XP for this!
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Corazon
3 months ago
Why not just upgrade to a newer OS?
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Dominque
3 months ago
I thought Shared Key was outdated?
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Velda
4 months ago
Definitely need to enable WEP for that!
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Hildegarde
4 months ago
Shared Key isn't supported on XP without WEP.
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Jade
4 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
4 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
4 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
5 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
5 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
5 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
5 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
5 months 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
9 months ago
Shared Key authentication? More like 'Shared Confusion' if you ask me!
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Bev
9 months ago
EAP-TLS, huh? Sounds like a fancy encryption party. I'm in!
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Hermila
9 months ago
Wait, why would we need to install Service Pack 1? This is Windows XP, not Windows 98!
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Margurite
8 months ago
D) Install EAP-TLS.
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An
8 months ago
C) Enable WEP.
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Goldie
8 months ago
B) Install Service Pack 1.
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Jovita
8 months ago
A) Install PEAP-MS-CHAP v2.
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Selene
10 months 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
9 months ago
User 3: I agree, let's go with that.
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Shantay
9 months ago
User 2: Yeah, it does sound secure with 'PEAP' in the name.
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Lavonda
9 months ago
User 1: I think PEAP-MS-CHAP v2 is the best option.
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Cristy
10 months 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
9 months ago
User 3: I agree with Gerald, we should install PEAP-MS-CHAP v2.
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Blossom
9 months ago
User 2: Actually, we need to install PEAP-MS-CHAP v2 for that.
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Theron
10 months ago
User 1: I think we should go with WEP for Shared Key authentication.
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Cammy
10 months ago
I'm not sure, maybe we should also consider installing Service Pack 1.
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Deeanna
10 months ago
I agree with Wilford, that seems like the right option.
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Wilford
11 months ago
I think we should install PEAP-MS-CHAP v2.
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