Which category of wireless threats aims to penetrate a network by evading WLAN access control measures?

Which category of wireless threats aims to penetrate a network by evading WLAN access control measures?

• A. Integrity Attacks
• B. Access Control Attacks
• C. Confidentiality Attacks
• D. Availability Attacks

Answer: (B)

Attacks that aim to penetrate a wireless network by evading the access controls target how the network decides who is allowed in and what they can do. In WLANs, access control measures include authentication mechanisms (like WPA/WPA2/WPA3, 802.1X with EAP, or PSK), MAC filtering, and centralized enforcement via RADIUS or similar servers. When an attacker tries to bypass or defeat these controls—such as spoofing a trusted MAC to slip past filtering, exploiting weaknesses in the authentication process, or using a rogue access point to lure users and gain entry—their goal is to defeat the access-control boundary itself. That’s precisely what Access Control Attacks describe: penetrating the network by evading the mechanisms that gate access. The other categories focus on manipulating data integrity, exposing confidential information, or denying service, rather than bypassing the means by which entry is granted.

Attacks that aim to penetrate a wireless network by evading the access controls target how the network decides who is allowed in and what they can do. In WLANs, access control measures include authentication mechanisms (like WPA/WPA2/WPA3, 802.1X with EAP, or PSK), MAC filtering, and centralized enforcement via RADIUS or similar servers. When an attacker tries to bypass or defeat these controls—such as spoofing a trusted MAC to slip past filtering, exploiting weaknesses in the authentication process, or using a rogue access point to lure users and gain entry—their goal is to defeat the access-control boundary itself. That’s precisely what Access Control Attacks describe: penetrating the network by evading the mechanisms that gate access. The other categories focus on manipulating data integrity, exposing confidential information, or denying service, rather than bypassing the means by which entry is granted.