A library board wants a password-free ‘open’ municipal SSID that still encrypts airtime against casual sniffing. Which control should the WLAN designer select?
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Short Explanation
OWE is the ‘open door with a privacy curtain’—no password to remember, but the session still gets encrypted. Plain open Wi-Fi is a postcard anyone can read, and WEP is a broken lock you should not put back on a library network.
Full Explanation
OWE provides opportunistic encryption for public/open SSIDs without requiring a pre-shared password, addressing eavesdropping on otherwise open municipal networks. Unencrypted open SSIDs leave traffic exposed at Layer 2. WEP is deprecated and must not be reintroduced. Placing guest clients on the staff VLAN defeats guest segmentation regardless of SSID branding.