CISA Certified Information Systems Auditor – Question1864

As part of the IEEE 802.11 standard ratified in September 1999, WEP uses which stream cipher for confidentiality?

A.
CRC-32
B. CRC-64
C. DES
D. 3DES
E. RC4
F. RC5
G. None of the choices.

Correct Answer: E

Explanation:

Explanation:
As part of the IEEE 802.11 standard ratified in September 1999, WEP uses the stream cipher RC4 for confidentiality and the CRC-32 checksum for integrity.