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Which of the following is NOT true of the wireless Service Set ID (SSID)?
Turning off broadcasting will not defeat NetStumbler and other wireless discovery tools
Should be changed from the factory default setting
Identifies the wireless network
Makes the wireless network secure
Can be sniffed in plain text from client packets
While disabling the SSID is a security measure that may prevent casual users from identifying and connecting, the SSID is included in client packets which are easily detected by NetStumbler and other wireless discovery tools in clear text. The answer is: Makes the wireless network secure as SSID does not provide any security. Edit: "disable SSID broadcasting" is NOT a valid security measure even though it is mentioned in lots of sites. Once a connection has been established, the SSID can be sniffed. If no connection will be made at any time, then the WiFi is simply unavailable which totally violates the CIA triad.
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