In order to accelerate the introduction of strong security into WLANs the Wi-Fi Alliance promulgated ________, a set of security mechanisms that eliminates most 802.11 security issues, as a Wi-Fi standard.
A) WPA
B) WEP
C) RSN
D) MAC

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The correct answer is A) WPA (Wi-Fi Protected Access). WPA is a set of security mechanisms that is designed to eliminate most of the security issues present in the 802.11 wireless LAN standard. It was promulgated by the Wi-Fi Alliance and has since become a standard for securing WLANs. WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy) is an earlier standard for securing WLANs that has been deemed insecure due to vulnerabilities in its encryption algorithms. RSN (Robust Security Network) is a more recent WLAN security protocol that builds on WPA and is designed to provide enhanced security features such as message integrity and secure key exchange. MAC (Media Access Control) is a hardware-based solution for securing WLANs that uses the unique MAC address of each device to control network access.

In Order to Accelerate the Introduction of Strong Security into WLANs