Wireless Security Through Tls - Nortel 2360 Configuration Manual

444 Managing keys and certificates

Wireless security through TLS

In the case of wireless or wired authentication 802.1X users whose authentication is performed by the WSS,
the first stage of any EAP transaction is Transport Layer Security (TLS) authentication and encryption.
WLAN Management Software and Web View also require a session to the WSS that is authenticated and
encrypted by TLS. Once a TLS session is authenticated, it is encrypted.
TLS allows the client to authenticate the WSS (and optionally allows the WSS to authenticate the client)
through the use of digital signatures. Digital signatures require a public-private key pair. The signature is
created with a private key and verified with a public key. TLS enables secure key exchange.
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