Microsoft Windows Server 2003 and Windows XP contain an implementation of the Extensible Authentication Protocol (EAP) that adheres to the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) Request For Comments (RFC) 2284. Windows Server 2003 and Windows XP use EAP for wireless connections that authenticate with the IEEE 802.1 X standards and for Point-to-Point Protocol (PPP)-based connections such as dial-up or Virtual Private Network (VPN)-based remote access or site-to-site connections. Windows Server 2003 and Windows XP include an IEEE 802.1X supplicant and a PPP supplicant. The new EAPHost architecture in Microsoft Windows Server "Longhorn" (in beta testing) and Windows Vista (in beta testing) provides third-party vendors with new extensibility opportunities to more quickly and easily develop and distribute EAP authentication methods and EAP-based supplicants.
Did you find this white paper useful?
28 out of 50 users found this white paper useful
Related white papers
Hirschmann Networking Interoperability to Industrial/Process and EtherNet/IP Environments
Originally published by Xerox in 1976 and introduced as the IEEE 802.3 standard in 1985, the networking protocol popularly known as "Ethernet" has steadily evolved to encompass commercial, residential, and...
An Overview of EtherNet/IP: An Application Layer Protocol for Industrial Automation
This paper presents an overview of Ethernet/IP (EIP), a high-level industrial application layer protocol for industrial automation applications. Built on the standard TCP/IP protocol suite, EIP uses all the traditional...
EtherNet/IP: Industrial Protocol White Paper
DeviceNet and ControlNet are two well-known industrial networks based on the CIP protocol (CIP = Control an Information Protocol). Both networks have been developed by Rockwell Automation, but are now...
Much Fuss About the DNS (and IP)
The Domain Name System (DNS) and the IP address assignments have become the focus of urgent public policy debate due to a perceived scarcity of available names. But the crisis...
Virtual Router Redundancy Protocol (VRRP) Backup
The Virtual Router Redundancy Protocol (VRRP), as defined in RFC 2338, allows other IP routers in a LAN to provide immediate and automatic backup to a failed IP router. VRRP...
Standards Update: AAL2 - Making it Happen for VoDSL
In recent years, much of the investment glamour has been placed on data and the Internet. The communications infrastructure is changing and Digital Subscriber Loop (DSL) technology is being deployed to...
10 Gigabit Ethernet Cabling Considerations
The Gigabit Ethernet networking standards are evolving at the speed of light. A dilemma for the fiber cabling designer is how to keep pace with the rapid development and deployment...
