EAP

Question 1

EAP

Answer 1

EAP
Extensible Authentication Protocol
-Framework with four variations: PEAP, EAP-TLS, EAP-TTLS,

Question 2

PEAP

Answer 2

PEAP
Protected Extensible Authentication Protocol
-Encapsulated EAP in TLS tunnel
-Certificate on server only

Question 3

EAP-TLS

Answer 3

EAP-TLS
EAP Transport Layer Security
-One of most secure EAP standards
-Widely implemented
-Sometimes used with 802.1x
-Certificated on 802.1x server and clients

Question 4

EAP-TTLS

Answer 4

EAP-TTLS
EAP Tunneled Transport Layer Security
-Sometimes used with 802.1x
-Allows uses of older authentication methods like PAP in TLS tunnel
-Certificate on 802.1x server only

Question 5

EAP-FAST

Answer 5

EAP-FAST
EAP Flexible Authentication via Secure Tunneling
-Cisco replacement for LEAP
-Optional Certificates

Question 6

LEAP

Answer 6

LEAP
Lightweight EAP
-Cisco
-No certificate
-EAP-FAST replaces