802.1X: What EXACTLY is it regarding WPA and EAP?
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I understand 802.1X to be some sort of port authentication control. However, when I was checking out the encryption settings for my wireless I found 802.1X in a drop down along with WPA2, WPA and WEP, but I don't see how it can be an alternative for these. Could someone please explain in layman's t…
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Closest I can do to layman's terms, slightly oversimplified, and limited to just WPA2 for simplicity's sake: 802.1X is NOT an encryption type. It is basically just a per-user (e.g. username and password) authentication mechanism. WPA2 is a security …
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