SSCP Network and Communications Security Practice Question
A security analyst discovers that an attacker has set up a fake wireless access point with the same SSID as the corporate network. Users are unknowingly connecting to it. What is this attack called?
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Why each option matters
Answer the question above first, then reveal the full breakdown to understand why each option is right or wrong.
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Evil twin
An evil twin is a rogue AP that impersonates a legitimate SSID to capture credentials and traffic.
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Option-by-option breakdown
For each option: why learners choose it and why it is or isn't the right answer here.
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KRACK
Why it's wrong here
KRACK is a key reinstallation attack on WPA2, not a fake AP.
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Rogue AP
Why it's wrong here
Rogue AP is a broad term for unauthorized AP; evil twin is a specific type of rogue AP that mimics a legitimate SSID.
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Evil twin
Why this is correct
An evil twin is a malicious AP with the same SSID as a trusted network.
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PMKID attack
Why it's wrong here
PMKID attack targets WPA2-PSK by capturing the PMKID hash.
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