Planning and Design Considerations
When deploying an 802.1X-authenticated wired network solution, you need to consider the following for planning and design issues:
Wired authentication methods
Wired authentication modes
Authentication infrastructure
Wired clients
PKI
802.1X Enforcement with NAP
Wired Authentication Methods
Windows Server 2008 and Windows Vista support the following EAP authentication methods for wired authentication:
EAP-Transport Layer Security (TLS)
Protected PEAP-Microsoft Challenge Handshake Authentication Protocol version 2 (PEAP-MS-CHAP v2)
PEAP-TLS
EAP-TLS and PEAP-TLS are used in conjunction with a PKI and computer certificates, user certificates, and smart cards. With EAP-TLS, the wired client sends its computer certificate, user ...
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