What is an inherent security vulnerability of SSID broadcasting?

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What is an inherent security vulnerability of SSID broadcasting?

  • It broadcasts the identity of the network.
  • It allows unauthenticated access to the wireless network.
  • It allows any host to join the wireless network.
  • It sends traffic unencrypted between the wireless access point and the client.

Explanation: By default, wireless routers and access points broadcast SSIDs in plain text to all computers within the wireless range.This represents a security risk because an attacker can easily intercept the wireless signals and read plain text messages.

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