HIPAA and endpoint certification

["Jarrod Frates" <jfrates.ml () gmail com>]

I need to get some clarification on the requirements regarding
certification of endpoints in transmission of HIPAA material.  As part
of a wireless project that is beginning soon, we're evaluating the
various EAP types available to us regarding practicality, support
availability, and (of course) regulatory compliance.  While we're
planning on using only EAP types that require a server-side
certificate at a minimum, are there any requirements for the client
side?  It is my understanding that we have to know *who* is connecting
to the network, but is a client-side certificate required for this
purpose, or is it sufficient to authenticate against a user database
of some sort?

Any references to specific code (even at a section level) would be
greatly appreciated.

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Jarrod Frates
GAWN

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