
Fundamentals of User Authentication in 802.11
protocol entity that is distinct from the RADIUS server, in many implementations the tunnel
server is only a software component running on the same hardware platform as the RADIUS
server. The details of the tunneled authentication process are shown in Figure 6.5. The figure
shows EAP-MD5 as the inner method, although other EAP methods are often used. The
RADIUS dialog that emerges from the tunnel server is normally the same as that which would
emerge from an access point in a nontunneled EAP application.
6.6 Other 802.11 Authentication Methodologies
6.6.1 Introduction
The growing commercial acceptance of