Chapter 26. Extensible Authentication Protocol (EAP)
Objectives
Describe EAP.
Understand PKI support with EAP.
Describe EAP Transport Layer Security (TLS).
Understand Protected EAP (PEAP).
Introduce various EAP implementations.
Extensible Authentication Protocol (EAP) is an authentication protocol that was defined to support multiple authentication mechanisms. Point-to-Point Protocol (PPP) connections typically negotiate the authentication protocol during the connection's Link Control Protocol (LCP) phase. This requires PPP to support the authentication method being used.
Although authentication is not required for PPP connections during the connection's LCP phase, the endpoints negotiate which authentication protocol to use to establish the connection. ...
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