This short primer will provide a few guidelines to consider when choosing an Extensible Authentication Protocol (EAP) method, one element of the authentication component of your Wi-Fi security plan.

Protected Extensible Authentication Protocol, better known as PEAP is a protocol that adds an extra layer of security to wireless LANs and point-to-point connections with PEAP passwords. The protocol ...

WPA optionally also connects clients via the Extensible Authentication Protocol to an authenticator via 802.1X. The authenticator can be a RADIUS server or other components of a network key ...

Are you worried about the security of your 802.11b wireless local area network (WLAN) because you're using plain-old wired equivalent privacy (WEP)? If you're still relying on WEP alone, you should be ...

"RADIUS" is an acronym for Remote Authentication Dial In User Service. Your business can implement a RADIUS server to enhance network security. RADIUS associates with a client, such as a wireless ...

The public Internet and networking in general have been huge driving forces in computing that have had an enormous impact on the conduct of business and the nature of our society. However, as the ...

Find out how WPA and WPA2 improve upon WEP's encryption methods for better wireless security. The previous tip in this series on wireless encryption methods explained how WEP works. By 2001, hacker ...

The various versions of Windows have used Kerberos as its main authentication protocol for over 20 years. However, in certain circumstances, the OS has to use another method, NTLM (NT LAN Manager).