User's Manual

EAP-FAST EAP-FAST, like EAP-TTLS a n d PEAP, u s e s tunne ling to
prote ct tra ffic. The m a in diffe re n ce is th a t EAP-FAST
doe s not use ce rtifica te s to a uthe n tica te .
EAP-GTC The EAP-GTC (Ge n e ric Toke n Ca rd) is sim ila r to th e
EAP-OTP e xce pt with ha rdwa re toke n ca rds. Th e
re que s t conta ins a displa ya ble m e ssa ge , a nd th e
re s pon se con ta ins the string re a d from the ha rdwa re
toke n ca rd.
EAP-OTP EAP-OTP (On e -Tim e Pa ssword) is s im ila r to MD5,
e xce pt it u se s the OTP a s the re sponse . The re que st
conta ins a displa ya ble m e ssa ge . The OTP m e thod is
de fin e d in RFC 2 289 . The OTP m e ch a nism is e m ploye d
e xte n s ive ly in VPN a n d PPP s ce na rios but not in the
wire le s s world
EAP-SIM Exte n s ible Authe n tica tion Protocol-Subscribe r Ide ntity
Module (EAP-SIM) a uthe ntica tion ca n be use d with :
● Ne twork Au the ntica tion type s: Ope n , S h a re d,
a nd WPA2 -En te rprise .
● Da ta Encryption type s: None , WEP a nd CKIP.
A SIM ca rd is a spe cia l sm a rt ca rd tha t is use d by
GSM-ba se d digita l ce llula r ne tworks. The SIM ca rd is
use d to va lida te your cre de ntia ls with the ne twork
EAP-TLS A type of a uthe n tica tion m e thod using EAP a nd a
se curity protocol ca lle d the Tra nsport La ye r Se cu rity
(TLS). EAP-TLS use s ce rtifica te s tha t u se pa sswords.
EAP-TLS a uthe n tica tion supports dyna m ic WEP ke y
m a n a ge m e n t.
EAP-TTLS A type of a uthe n tica tion m e thod using EAP a nd
Tunn e le d Tra n sport La ye r Se cu rity (TTLS). EAP-TTLS
use s a com bina tion of ce rtifica te s a n d a nothe r
se curity m e thod such a s pa sswords.
Encryption Scra m bling da ta so tha t only the a u th orize d re cipient
ca n re a d it. Usua lly a ke y is ne e de d to in te rpre t th e
da ta .