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Security –Alphabet Soup
Provides a framework for authenticating users and controlling access to a protected
network and dynamic encryption keys to protect data privacy
802.1X
ITU-T standard for public key (cryptography) infrastructure; specifies standard formats
for certificates and certification path validation algorithm
X.509
Control & Provisioning of Wireless Access PointsCAPWAP
Lightweight Access Point Protocol can control multiple access points at onceLWAPP
Temporal Key Integrity Protocol. Wireless security encryption mechanism in WPATKIP
Lightweight Extensible Authentication Protocol (Cisco proprietary)LEAP
Protected Extensible Authentication Protocol (802.1X authentication)PEAP
Transport Layer Security. Designed to authenticate and encrypt data communications,
prevent eavesdropping, message forgery, and interference
TLS
Federal Information Processing StandardFIPS
Wi-FiProtected Access 2. Strong data protection and network access control.
Uses FIPS 140-2 compliant AES encryption algorithm and 802.1X-based authentication
WPA2
The original security standard used to encrypt wireless network trafficWEP
Message Integrity CheckMIC
Advanced Encryption StandardAES
Extensible Authentication Protocol –authentication framework for wireless and wired
Ethernet networks
EAP
