Remember WPS
Full name: Wi-Fi Protected Setup
Memory aid: Push to Set up is the memory cue.
PIN-based enrollment has known security weaknesses.
Study area: Wi-Fi & radio · Batch 2
Relevant study for: CompTIA Network+ N10-009 · Cisco CCNA 200-301 · CompTIA A+ Core 1 220-1201 · ISC2 CISSP 2024 outline
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WPS — Wi-Fi Protected Setup
Simplifies enrollment of wireless clients.
Why learn WPS — Wi-Fi Protected Setup?
Simplifies enrollment of wireless clients.
Where it came from
PIN-based enrollment has known security weaknesses.
- Memory aid (a learning cue, not the expansion): Push to Set up is the memory cue.
Build your understanding
Work through these exercises in order. Try the task before opening a reference.
- Without looking, expand WPS: Wi-Fi Protected Setup.
- Recall this memory aid: Push to Set up is the memory cue.
- Explain the practical use: Simplifies enrollment of wireless clients.
- Explain this distinction: PIN-based enrollment has known security weaknesses.
- Identify WPS in a device specification, architecture diagram, or system inventory.
Documentation and sources
- Wi-Fi Alliance technology (www.wi-fi.org)
- IEEE wireless LAN working group (www.ieee802.org)