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802.1X: Port-Based Authentication Standard for Network Access Control (NAC) - A Secure, Strong and Flexible Framework for Network Access Control (NAC)
White Papers The 802.1X standard is the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) standard for port-based network access control. The 802.1X standard delivers powerful authentication and data privacy as part of its robust, extensible security...
[July 13, 2009, 1:21]
802.1x - Securing the wireless world
News With a rapidity that belies their decades of gestation, cheap hardware and standard software has made the wireless network not only one of the most popular access methods for portable computing but an essential part of many company's plans.
[April 24, 2002, 20:54]
Deployment of IEEE 802.1X for Wired Networks Using Microsoft Windows
White Papers This paper describes how to deploy IEEE 802.1X authentication for wired networks using authenticating switches, wired client computers running Microsoft Windows XP, Windows Server 2003, or Windows 2000, and a wired authentication infrastructure...
[May 19, 2006, 1:00]
Configuring Cisco IOS Easy VPN Client Mode With 802.1x Authentication
White Papers This white paper illustrates how to combine 802.1x authentications with Easy VPN operating in client mode. A typical application of this combination is a teleworker solution. The access router Cisco 831 Router in this example provides connectivity...
[April 28, 2004, 22:57]
IEEE 802.1x Authentication Client in Microsoft Windows for Wireless and Wired Networks
White Papers Microsoft Windows XP, Windows 2000, and Windows Server 2003 families include built-in support for IEEE 802.1x authentication. Learn more about IEEE 802.11 wireless LAN networking and its related authentication technologies for a Windows environment...
[May 30, 2004, 0:00]
HP ProCurve Networking Security Solutions 802.1X & Guest VLANs
White Papers This paper explores the 802.1X technology, the benefits of using guest VLAN’s as an interim step to implementing 802.1X on every client. In addition, it demonstrates how HP ProCurve networking products can help you implement this security solution...
[March 11, 2004, 23:00]
Best Practices in Authentication and Access Control: Comparing 802.1x to the Nevis LAN Security Approach
White Papers The 802.1x protocol should be the obvious choice when implementing user-based authentication in enterprise networks. So why doesn't everyone use it? Because it doesn't give a complete solution for authentication and policy requirements, even when...
[May 31, 2008, 1:01]
IEEE 802.1X in Secure Wireless Networking
White Papers Applying the IEEE 802.1X protocol to wireless networking in conjunction with 802.11 dramatically simplifies the management of secure wireless LANs. The IEEE 802.1X protocol can also be used to manage policy-based bandwidth provisioning and VLAN...
[March 2, 2004, 11:18]
802.11 - A Standard for the Present and Future
White Papers This paper describes IEEE 802.11 standard. The 802.11 family of specifications and 802.1X for authentication build on strong existing standards such as EAP, RADIUS, LDAP, and others to meet these needs.
[January 7, 2008, 4:02]
Meetinghouse Data Communications Case Study: University of Utah
White Papers The mission of the University of Utah is to educate the individual and to discover, refine, and disseminate knowledge. The vision of the university is one of eventual campus-wide WLAN coverage with secure, seamless roaming from building to building.
[February 7, 2006, 23:00]
Friday
Blog Friday 25/04/2003 News that Westminster Council is going to submerge Soho in a sea of 802.11b is quite a wake-up call to those who think that 3G phones will be forever safe from wireless networking, because the coverage will never be there.
[April 25, 2003, 16:16]
HP takes control to the edge
News Hewlett-Packard has outlined the direction of its ProCurve switch family, with a press and partner demonstration in Barcelona. With no new products in the package, the blitz majored on the company's recently introduced "Edge" architecture, which...
[February 26, 2003, 13:48]
WLANs need VPNs - but only for the next six months
News Virtual private networks (VPNs) are the only way to secure corporate wireless LANs in the next six months, says Intel. Standards efforts will eventually produce secure WLANs, but for now security methods intended for wide area networks must be...
[December 18, 2001, 16:47]
802.11i - designed to integrate
News Benjamin Franklin was undoubtedly thinking of 802.11b when he famously said those who would sacrifice freedom for security deserve neither. The convenience and low price of wireless networks has lead to their uncritical adoption, despite the fact...
[April 10, 2003, 9:22]
Better ways emerge to protect wireless data
News For several years now, the primary security mechanism used between wireless access points and wireless clients has been WEP encryption. The problem is that although WEP encryption strength has increased a few times since Wi-Fi was introduced, the...
[August 20, 2003, 15:20]
HP plans own-brand Wi-Fi
News Hewlett-Packard could be preparing to launch its own Wi-Fi access points in the summer. Hewlett-Packard, which currently resells Proxim Orinoco wireless access points, mooted the idea at an event in Barcelona on Tuesday.
[February 25, 2003, 16:34]
Netgear WG602 review
Reviews Setup & ease of use You don't need to know much about networking to set up the WG602. Just plug it into your LAN using the included Ethernet cable and insert the accompanying GearBox CD into any computer on the network.
[April 28, 2003, 13:10]
Wireless network security shows cracks
News A new set of security measures aimed at making 802.11-type wireless LANs safe from hackers is fundamentally flawed, according to researchers from the University of Maryland. Professor William Arbaugh and Arunesh Mishra say in a paper published last...
[February 18, 2002, 17:31]
Step-by-Step Guide for Setting Up Secure Wireless Access in a Test Lab
White Papers This paper describes how to configure secure wireless access using IEEE 802.1X authentication using Protected Extensible Authentication Protocol with Microsoft Challenge-Handshake Authentication Protocol version 2 (PEAP-MS-CHAP v2) and Extensible...
[May 19, 2006, 1:00]
TechNet Webcast: Windows Server 2008: Lessons Learned in a Real-World Network Access Protection Deployment (Level 300)
White Papers This webcast on Windows Server 2008 discusses the drivers, challenges, and lessons learned during the Louisiana State University (LSU) Network Access Protection (NAP) deployment. The webcast cover topics including 802.1x and DHCP enforcement...
[August 28, 2007, 1:00]
