Table 74 Comparison Of Eap Authentication Types; Table 75 Wireless Security Relational Matrix; Security Parameters Summary - ZyXEL Communications G-4100 V2 User Manual

For added security, certificate-based authentications (EAP-TLS, EAP-TTLS and PEAP) use
dynamic keys for data encryption. They are often deployed in corporate environments, but for
public deployment, a simple user name and password pair is more practical. The following
table is a comparison of the features of authentication types.

Table 74 Comparison of EAP Authentication Types

Mutual Authentication
Certificate – Client
Certificate – Server
Dynamic Key Exchange
Credential Integrity
Deployment Difficulty
Client Identity Protection

Security Parameters Summary

Refer to this table to see what other security parameters you should configure for each
Authentication Method/ key management protocol type. MAC address filters are not
dependent on how you configure these security features.

Table 75 Wireless Security Relational Matrix

AUTHENTICATION
METHOD/ KEY
MANAGEMENT PROTOCOL
Open
Open
Shared
WPA
WPA-PSK
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EAP-MD5 EAP-TLS
No Yes
No Yes
No Yes
No Yes
None Strong
Easy Hard
No No
ENCRYPTION ENTER
METHOD MANUAL KEY
None No
WEP No
Yes
Yes
WEP No
Yes
Yes
TKIP No
TKIP Yes
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EAP-TTLS PEAP
Yes Yes
Optional Optional
Yes Yes
Yes Yes
Strong Strong
Moderate Moderate
Yes Yes
IEEE 802.1X
Disable
Enable without Dynamic WEP Key
Enable with Dynamic WEP Key
Enable without Dynamic WEP Key
Disable
Enable with Dynamic WEP Key
Enable without Dynamic WEP Key
Disable
Enable
Enable
LEAP
Yes
No
No
Yes
Moderate
Moderate
No
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