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6.2.1 Method and Authentication
Definition of Each Fields in 802.1X Method and Authentication:
Figure 6-3
EAP Method:
PEAP: Protect Extensible Authentication Protocol. PEAP
transport securely authenticates data by using tunneling
between PEAP clients and an authentication server. PEAP
can authenticate wireless LAN clients using only server-side
certificates, thus simplifying the implementation and
administration of a secure wireless LAN.
TLS/Smart Card: Transport Layer Security. This provides for
certificate-based and mutual authentication of the client and
the network. It relies on client-side and server side
certificates to perform authentication and can be used to
dynamically generate user-based and session-based WEP
keys to secure subsequent communications between the
WLAN client and the access point.
TTLS: Tunneled Transport Layer Security. This security method
provides for certificate-based, mutual authentication of the
client and network through an encrypted channel. Unlike
EAP-TLS, EAP-TTLS requires only server-side certificates.
EAP-FAST: Flexible Authentication via Secure Tunneling. It was
developed by Cisco. Instead of using a certificate, mutual
authentication is achieved by means of a PAC (Protected
Access Credential) which can be managed dynamically by
the authentication server. The PAC can be supplied
(distributed one time) to the client either manually or
automatically. Manually, it is delivered to the client via disk or
a secured network distribution method. Automatically, it is
supplied as an in-band, over the air, distribution. For tunnel
authentication, only support "Generic Token Card"
authentication.
LEAP: Light Extensible Authentication Protocol is an EAP
authentication type used primarily by Cisco Aironet WLANs.
It encrypts data transmissions using dynamically generated
WEP keys, and supports mutual authentication.
MD5-Challenge: Message Digest Challenge. Challenge is an
EAP authentication type that provides base-level EAP
support. It provides for only one-way authentication - there is
no mutual authentication of wireless client and the network.
Tunnel Authentication:
Protocol: Tunnel protocol, List information include