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œPSK/EAPĈPSK – Short for Pre-shared Key. It is the use of secret
passwords or encryption keys that are entered into both sides of the
message exchange ahead of time. Pre-shared keys (PSK) are typed
into the clients and servers (authentication servers, access points, etc.)
or entered via floppy, CD-ROM or smart card. Contrast with "server-
based keys," in which one side generates a key and sends it to the other
side during the authentication session. EAP – Short for Extensible
Authentication Protocol. A protocol that acts as a framework and
transport for other authentication protocols. EAP uses its own start and
end messages, but then carries any number of third-party messages
between the client (supplicant) and access control node such as an access
point in a wireless network.
œCipher TypeĈTKIP –It is short for Temporal Key Integrity Protocol.
TKIP scrambles the key using a hashing algorithm and, by adding an
integrity-checking feature, ensures that the keys haven Ņt been tampered
with. AES – Short for Advanced Encryption Standard, a symmetric
128-bit block data encryption technique. It works at multiple network
layers simultaneously and has a fixed block size of 128-bits and a key
size of 128, 192, or 256-bits.
œPassphraseĈPassphrase (also called a shared secret) that must be
entered in both the wireless access point and the WPA clients
(computers). The WPA pre-shared key should be a random sequence of
either keyboard characters (upper and lowercase letters, numbers, and
punctuation). You have to enter the same Passphrase or Hexadecimal key
into both your access points and computers but the length requirement is
changed. The more random your WPA pre-shared key, the safer it is to
use.
œConfirmed PassphraseĈPlease enter the Passphrase you just key in
again for confirmation.
œRADIUS ServerĈRADIUS is short for Remote Authentication
Dial-In User Service, an authentication and accounting system used by