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ZyXEL Communications ZyAIR G-110 LEAP, Comparison of EAP Authentication Types

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ZyAIR G-110 User’s Guide

LEAP

LEAP (Lightweight Extensible Authentication Protocol) is a Cisco implementation of IEEE802.1x.

For added security, certificate-based authentications (EAP-TLS, EAP-TTLS and PEAP) use dynamic keys for data encryption. They are often deployed in corporate environments, but for public deployment, a simple user name and password pair is more practical. The following table is a comparison of the features of five authentication types.

Comparison of EAP Authentication Types

	EAP-MD5	EAP-TLS	EAP-TTLS	PEAP	LEAP

Mutual	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Authentication
Certificate – Client	No	Yes	Optional	Optional	No

Certificate – Server	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No

Dynamic Key	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Exchange
Credential Integrity	None	Strong	Strong	Strong	Moderate

Deployment	Easy	Hard	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate
Difficulty
Client Identity	No	No	Yes	Yes	No
Protection

B	Types of EAP Authentication

Contents

Page Copyright ZyXEL Limited Warranty Information for Canadian Users Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Interference Statement Page Customer Support Page Table of Contents Index List of Figures List of Tables Preface Graphics Icons Key Getting Started 1.1About Your ZyAIR 1.2ZyAIR Hardware and Utility Installation 1.3Disable Windows XP Wireless LAN Configuration Tool Figure 1-1Windows XP: System Tray Icon From the Wireless Network Connection Status Screen Step Figure 1-2Windows XP: System Tray Icon Start Page 1.4Accessing the ZyAIR Utility Table 1-1ZyAIR Utility: System Tray Icon Page Using the ZyAIR Utility 2.1About Wireless LAN Network 2.1.1 Channel 2.1.2SSID 2.1.3 Transfer Rate 2.2.1 Ad-Hoc(IBSS) 2.2.2Infrastructure 2.3Roaming 2.4Viewing Current Configuration Figure 2-5ZyAIR Utility: Link Info Table 2-1ZyAIR Utility: Link Info 2.4.1 Common Screen Command Buttons 2.5Configuring the ZyAIR Wireless Parameters Figure 2-6ZyAIR Utility: Profile: Configuration Table 2-3ZyAIR Utility: Profile: Configuration Apply Changes Figure 2-7Odyssey Client Add this trusted server to the database 2.6Network Configuration Profile Setting 2.6.1 Saving the Current Setting to a Profile 2.6.2 Using a Pre-configuredProfile 2.6.3 Deleting a Profile 2.7The Site Survey Screen 2.7.1 Connecting to a Network 2.8About Wireless LAN Security 2.8.1 Data Encryption with WEP 2.8.2 Authentication Mode 2.8.3 IEEE 2.8.4 WPA 2.8.5 WPA-PSKApplication Example 2.8.6 WPA with RADIUS Application Example 2.9Configuring Wireless Security on the ZyAIR 2.9.1 WEP Encryption Figure 2-14ZyAIR Utility: Security Configuration: WEP Table 2-5ZyAIR Utility: Security Configuration: WEP 2.9.2 WPA-PSK 2.9.3 WPA Figure 2-16ZyAIR Utility: Security Configuration: WPA Table 2-7ZyAIR Utility: Security Configuration: WPA 2.9.4 IEEE802.1x Figure 2-17ZyAIR Utility: Security Configuration: Table 2-8ZyAIR Utility: Security Configuration: 2.10 The About Screen Figure 2-18ZyAIR Utility: About Table 2-9ZyAIR Utility: About Page Maintenance 3.1Uninstalling the ZyAIR Utility 3.2Upgrading the ZyAIR Utility Page Troubleshooting 4.1Problems Starting the ZyAIR Utility Program 4.2Problems Communicating With Other Computers 4.3Problem with the Link Status Appendix A Types of EAP Authentication LEAP Comparison of EAP Authentication Types Appendix B Product Specifications Page Page Page Index