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GIAC GSEC Exam - Topic 9 Question 9 Discussion

Actual exam question for GIAC's GSEC exam
Question #: 9
Topic #: 9
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You work as a Network Administrator for McNeil Inc. The company has a Windows Server 2008 network environment. The network is configured as a Windows Active Directory-based single forest domain-based network. The company's management has decided to provide laptops to its sales team members. These laptops are equipped with smart card readers. The laptops will be configured as wireless network clients. You are required to accomplish the following tasks:

The wireless network communication should be secured.

The laptop users should be able to use smart cards for getting authenticated.

In order to accomplish the tasks, you take the following steps:

Configure 802.1x and WEP for the wireless connections.

Configure the PEAP-MS-CHAP v2 protocol for authentication.

What will happen after you have taken these steps?

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Suggested Answer: D

As 802.1x and WEP are configured, this step will enable the secure wireless network communication. For authentication, you have configured

the PEAP-MS-CHAP v2 protocol. This protocol can be used for authentication on wireless networks, but it cannot use a public key infrastructure

(PKI). No certificate can be issued without a PKI. Smart cards cannot be used for authentication without certificates. Hence, the laptop users

will not be able to use smart cards for getting authenticated.

In order to enable the laptop users to use smart cards for getting authenticated, you should configure the EAP-TLS protocol for

authentication.


by Marge at May 04, 2022, 05:22 PM

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Jina
4 months ago
Surprised they’re still using Windows Server 2008!
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Jeniffer
4 months ago
Definitely agree, WEP is not secure enough these days.
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Jutta
4 months ago
Wait, WEP? Isn't that outdated for security?
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Chanel
4 months ago
I think just the smart card authentication will work.
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Chanel
5 months ago
Both tasks should be accomplished with those settings.
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King
5 months ago
I’m leaning towards option A, but I’m worried that just using WEP might leave the network vulnerable.
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Jina
5 months ago
I think configuring PEAP-MS-CHAP v2 should allow smart card authentication, but I’m not certain about the wireless security part.
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Remona
5 months ago
I remember studying 802.1x, but I'm not sure if WEP is secure enough for this setup.
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Vallie
5 months ago
This question seems similar to one we practiced where we had to secure a wireless network. I feel like both tasks could be accomplished if everything is set up correctly.
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Paz
5 months ago
Okay, I've got a strategy for this. The data owner is typically responsible for managing access to their own data, so that seems like the most likely answer. But I'll double-check the other options just to be sure.
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Casie
5 months ago
I think the answer is False, but I'm not 100% confident. I'll have to double-check the details on that.
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