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 ...

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 ...

At the start of the millennium, the Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) security protocol allowed encrypted data to be sent securely between two endpoints. In 2003, the ...

If you are serious about computer/network security, then you must have a solid understanding of authentication methods. Debra Littlejohn Shinder takes a moment to lay out the role authentication plays ...

Let’s start with a look at the EAP over LAN (EAPOL) mechanism defined in 802.1x. Figure 2 shows a standard EAP transaction, in which a client, called a peer, negotiates an authentication protocol with ...