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Which of the following information on a wireless LAN is encrypted and WEP-enabled?
  1. The MAC addresses of the frame
  2. Beacon management frames
  3. The data payload of the frame
  4. Shared Key challenge plaintext
Explanation
Answer - C - The data payload of the frame on a wireless LAN is encrypted and WEP-enabled.

Key Takeaway: All stations on the wireless segment can see the source and destination MAC addresses. All layer 3 information, such as IP addresses and the data payload is encrypted. Shared Key authentication issues the plaintext challenge in clear text and only the response is encrypted.
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