Which enhancement is implemented in WPA3?
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Correct answer: protects against brute force attacks.
Why this is the answer
WPA3 enhances security by protecting against brute-force dictionary attacks through Simultaneous Authentication of Equals (SAE), a more secure key establishment protocol. SAE replaces the Pre-Shared Key (PSK) exchange used in WPA2, making it much harder for attackers to guess passwords offline. The other options are incorrect: WPA3 does not employ PKI to identify access points; while PKI can be used in enterprise environments for authentication, it's not a core WPA3 enhancement for AP identification. WPA3 can use 802.1X for enterprise authentication, but this is not a new enhancement specific to WPA3; 802.1X was already used with WPA2-Enterprise. WPA3 does not use TKIP (Temporal Key Integrity Protocol); TKIP is a deprecated encryption protocol from WPA and WPA2, known to have vulnerabilities. WPA3 mandates the use of CCMP (based on AES) or GCMP.
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