Which of the following is NOT a reason 802.11 WEP encryption is vulnerable?

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Which of the following is NOT a reason 802.11 WEP encryption is vulnerable?
A . There is no mutual authentication between wireless clients and access points
B . Automated tools like AirSnort are available to discover WEP keys
C . The standard does not provide for centralized key management
D . The 24 bit Initialization Vector (IV) field is too small

Answer: C

Explanation:

The lack of centralized key management in itself is not a reason that the WEP encryption is vulnerable, it is the people setting the user shared key that makes it unsecure.

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