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How does a wireless association flood attack create a DoS?
A. It sends a high-power RF pulse that can damage the internals of the AP
B. It spoofs disassociation frames from the access point.
C. It uses a brute force attack to crack the encryption.
D. It exhausts the access client association table.
Correct Answer: D
Explanation/Reference:
Explanation:
This question-is very confusing because it doesn’t state if it is DoS against access point or the client. If DoS is run against the AP then the right answer is D. Check the section “Denial of Service attacks against access points” http://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/td/docs/wireless/mse/3350/7-2/wIPS_Configuration/Guide/wIPS_72/msecg_appA_wIPS.html
If the attack targets wireless clients then the correct answer is B. Check the section “Denial of service attacks against client station” in the same document
