If the challenge of securing a wireless LAN wasn't already confusing enough, things have just gotten worse. The confusion started last month when the Wi-Fi Alliance changed the WPA and WPA2 standards ...

The Extensible Authentication Protocol (EAP) provides a standard mechanism for support of various authentication methods. This document defines the Command-Codes and AVPs necessary to carry EAP ...

As if Wi-Fi standards are not confusing enough, last week's addition of four widely used Extensible Authentication Protocol (EAP) types by the Wi-Fi Alliance will make your head spin. While they ...

In a thread elsewhere about wireless connection problems with a particular adapter, someone recommended looking at certain Services settings, and one of them was the one in the thread title. That ...

Last month, I covered the 802.11 wireless standard and the various options available for wireless networking. This time, let’s look at the principles of securing ...

This short primer will provide a few guidelines to consider when choosing an Extensible Authentication Protocol (EAP) method, one element of the authentication component of your Wi-Fi security plan.

What is the best EAP type to use when setting up an enterprise WLAN? Selecting the appropriate Extensible Authentication Protocol (EAP) method for your wireless network is a pivotal security decision ...

eSpeaks host Corey Noles sits down with Qualcomm's Craig Tellalian to explore a workplace computing transformation: the rise of AI-ready PCs. Matt Hillary, VP of Security and CISO at Drata, details ...

Wireless LANs offer two things central to the adoption of communications technologies: reach and economy. Scalable end-user reach is gained without stringing wires, and the users themselves often feel ...

BANGALORE: Cisco Systems acknowledged security problems with its proprietary Lightweight Extensible Authentication Protocol (LEAP) and has released a new security protocol, that it said eliminates the ...

Overview A vulnerability in the RADIUS protocol allows an attacker allows an attacker to forge an authentication response in cases where a Message-Authenticator attribute is not required or enforced.

The result was IEEE standard 802.1x, Port-Based Network Access Control. The 802.1x protocol augments the standard WEP transaction in two ways. First, it improves the initial authentication by ...