A coworker proposes enabling Shared Key Authentication on a municip…

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A coworker proposes enabling Shared Key Authentication on a municipal AP 'for compatibility with ancient scanners.' What should the technician do?

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Refuse Shared Key Authentication because it is legacy insecure practice — Shared Key Authentication is a museum piece that leaks enough to help attackers, not a compatibility gift. Refuse it even when someone waves an ancient scanner around. Compatibility pain gets solved with modern profiles or device upgrades—not 1999 crypto theater.

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Enable Shared Key Authentication and disable Open System everywhere

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Enable Shared Key only when combined with MAC filtering

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Use Shared Key Authentication as a replacement for WPA3-Enterprise

A coworker proposes enabling Shared Key Authentication on a municipal AP 'for compatibility with ancient scanners.' What should the technician do?

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