802.11i is designed to extend 802.1X operation to WLANs.

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802.11i is designed to extend 802.1X operation to WLANs.

Explanation:
802.11i brings strong wireless security by defining RSN and WPA2, and in enterprise deployments it uses 802.1X with EAP to authenticate clients. Through this, a client proves its identity to an authentication server via the access point, and after successful authentication, keys are established (via the 4-way handshake) to protect traffic with AES-CCMP. Because 802.11i explicitly integrates 802.1X authentication for WLANs, the statement is true. It isn’t about not being specified or only partially true—the standard intentionally extends 802.1X operation to wireless networks to enable enterprise-grade authentication.

802.11i brings strong wireless security by defining RSN and WPA2, and in enterprise deployments it uses 802.1X with EAP to authenticate clients. Through this, a client proves its identity to an authentication server via the access point, and after successful authentication, keys are established (via the 4-way handshake) to protect traffic with AES-CCMP. Because 802.11i explicitly integrates 802.1X authentication for WLANs, the statement is true. It isn’t about not being specified or only partially true—the standard intentionally extends 802.1X operation to wireless networks to enable enterprise-grade authentication.

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