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Comparing EAP relay and EAP termination
Packet exchange method Benefits
Limitations
EAP relay
•
Supports various EAP
authentication methods.
•
The configuration and
processing is simple on the
network access device.
The RADIUS server must support the
EAP-Message and
Message-Authenticator attributes, and
the EAP authentication method used by
the client.
EAP termination
Works with any RADIUS server that
supports PAP or CHAP
authentication.
•
Supports only MD5-Challenge EAP
authentication and the "us
password" EAP authentication
initiated by an H3C iNode 802.1X
client.
•
The processing is complex on the
network access device.
EAP relay
shows the basic 802.1X authentication procedure in EAP relay mode, assuming that EAP-MD5
is used.