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802.1x supplicant protocol support
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Support for the Extensible Authentication Protocol (EAP) - RFC 2284
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Supported Authentication Methods:
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MD5 - RFC 2284
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EAP TLS Authentication Protocol - RFC 2716 and RFC 2246
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EAP Tunneled TLS (TTLS)
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Cisco LEAP
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PEAP
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Supports Windows XP, 2000
802.1x Authentication Notes
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802.1x authentication methods, include passwords, certificates, and smart cards
(plastic cards that hold data)
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802.1x authentication option can only be used with Infrastructure operation mode
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Network Authentication modes are: EAP-TLS, EAP-TTLS, MD5 Challenge, LEAP
(for Cisco-Client eXtentions mode only), and PEAP (for WPA modes only)
Overview
802.1x authentication is independent of the 802.11 authentication process. The 802.1x
standard provides a framework for various authentication and key-management
protocols. There are different 802.1x authentication types, each providing a different
approach to authentication but all employing the same 802.1x protocol and framework for
communication between a client and an access point. In most protocols, upon the
completion of the 802.1x authentication process, the supplicant receives a key that it
uses for data encryption. Refer to
for more information.
With 802.1x authentication, an authentication method is used between the client and a
