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Key Management Protocols Terminology
Acronym Description
WPA Wi-Fi Protected Access. This is an enhanced version of WEP
that does not rely on a static, shared key. It encompasses a
number of security enhancements over WEP, including
improved data encryption via TKIP and 802.11b/g
authentication with EAP. WiFi Alliance security standard is
designed to work with existing 802.11 products and to offer
forward compatibility with 802.11i.
WPA2 Wi-Fi Protected Access. Second generation of WPA security.
Like WPA, WPA2 provides enterprise and home Wi-Fi users
with a high level of assurance that their data remains
protected and that only authorized users can access their
wireless networks.
Authentication Terminology
Acronym Description
EAP Extensible Authentication Protocol. 802.11b/g uses this
protocol to perform authentication. This is not necessarily an
authentication mechanism, but is a common framework for
transporting actual authentication protocols. Intermec
provides a number of EAP protocols for you to choose the best
for your network.
EAP-FAST Flexible Authentication via Secure Tunneling. A publicly
accessible IEEE 802.1X EAP type developed by Cisco Systems.
It is available as an IETF informational draft. An 802.1X EAP
type that does not require digital certificates, supports a
variety of user and password database types, supports
password expiration and change, and is flexible, easy to
deploy, and easy to manage.
EAP-PEAP Protected Extensible Authentication Protocol. Performs
secure authentication against Windows domains and
directory services. It is comparable to EAP-TTLS both in its
method of operation and its security, though not as flexible.
This does not support the range of inside-the-tunnel
authentication methods supported by EAP-TTLS. Microsoft
and Cisco both support this protocol.
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