A city attorney asks whether choosing a long, complex passphrase makes WEP acceptable for a remaining legacy SSID. What is the correct guidance?
Select an answer to reveal the explanation.
Short Explanation
Putting a fancier combination on a broken padlock doesn't weld the shackle shut. WEP's problems are in the crypto design — a long passphrase is a myth of safety, not a fix.
Full Explanation
WEP's insecurity stems from protocol and cipher-construction weaknesses (including IV/RC4 issues), not merely from short passwords. Increasing passphrase complexity does not transform WEP into a modern secure AKM/cipher suite. Legal and security guidance should still require migration off WEP rather than relying on passphrase folklore.