a. What security threat is 802.1X designed to protect against?

24a.) To prevent anyone from simply walking up to a corporate switch and plugging their computer into its Ethernet port, companies can use _______.

a. 802.1X

b. SNMP

c. VLANs

d. 802.1A E

b. When 802.1X is being used, what happens if an attacker plugs his or her host into a switch?

24b.) When a user attempts to plug into an Ethernet switch protected by 802.1X, _______.

a. The switch will freeze

b. The switch port will freeze

c. The user will be required to authenticate himself or herself

d. None of the above