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"802.1x"?
From: Mikael Olsson <mikael.olsson () clavister com>
Date: Sat, 14 Dec 2002 12:52:47 +0100
Hullo, Could someone clueful please take a minute or two and give us all the "techecutive summary" of 802.1x? I've been trying to piece together what exactly it's supposed to be doing, but everything I've come across so far has been so buzzword-laden, it's been impossible to glean real clue from. All I've understood is that it uses PPP EAP for authentication (by, for instance, talking to a radius server) - Which box is the "EAP server"? I would assume that it's the endpoing ("base station"), but docs seem to suggest that it just gets passed through to some sever in the background? - Then there's something about key exchange.... (?) - Is there a built-in crypto layer, or is that supposed to be done by something else? - Does it rely on known-good crypto, or are they inventing own algorithms again? - Is it any good? :) -- Mikael Olsson, Clavister AB Storgatan 12, Box 393, SE-891 28 ÖRNSKÖLDSVIK, Sweden Phone: +46 (0)660 29 92 00 Mobile: +46 (0)70 26 222 05 Fax: +46 (0)660 122 50 WWW: http://www.clavister.com _______________________________________________ firewall-wizards mailing list firewall-wizards () honor icsalabs com http://honor.icsalabs.com/mailman/listinfo/firewall-wizards
Current thread:
- "802.1x"? Mikael Olsson (Dec 14)
- <Possible follow-ups>
- Re: "802.1x"? CTA (Dec 15)
- RE: "802.1x"? Dawes, Rogan (ZA - Johannesburg) (Dec 17)
- Re: "802.1x"? Gary Flynn (Dec 17)
- Re: "802.1x"? R. DuFresne (Dec 19)
- VPN over Wireless (Was Re: "802.1x"?) Lorens Kockum (Dec 20)
- Re: VPN over Wireless (Was Re: "802.1x"?) Erick Mechler (Dec 20)
- Re: VPN over Wireless (Was Re: "802.1x"?) Mikael Olsson (Dec 21)
- Re: VPN over Wireless (Was Re: "802.1x"?) Kevin Steves (Dec 22)
- Re: VPN over Wireless (Was Re: "802.1x"?) Erick Mechler (Dec 23)
- Re: "802.1x"? Gary Flynn (Dec 17)