| meijin 2003-05-02, 2:05 pm |
| A new white paper is out that some may have an interest in. Synopsis is below and the link to it is:
http://whitepapers.americasnetwork....38875&src=email
Title:_ EAP Methods for Wireless Authentication
Published:_ April 2, 2003
Company:_ Interlink Networks, Inc._ _
Language:_ English
Type:_ White Paper
Format:_ PDF
Length:_ 19 Page(s)
Abstract:_ Because they broadcast data on the open airways, wireless networks present unique challenges for authentication mechanisms not encountered on wired networks. This paper explores how wireless networks are different from wired networks with regard to authentication and presents the requirements that an authentication method must meet in order to be appropriate for wireless networks. It then considers several families of authentication methods that have been designed specifically around the needs of wireless networks - the public key certificate-based methods, and the password methods. One particular strong password method, known as SPEKE for Simple Password-authenticated Exponential Key Exchange, is examined in detail. The paper concludes with a table comparing the properties of these two families to each other and to earlier legacy authentication methods.
Topic(s):_ 802.11 | AAA Server Software | Access Control | Authentication | Password Authentication Protocol | RADIUS Protocol | WEP | Wireless LAN | Wireless Security |