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WLAN Client Authentication

WLAN Client Authentication
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Author(s): Göran Pulkkis (Arcada Polytechnic, Finland), Kaj J. Grahn (Arcada Polytechnic, Finland)and Jonny Karlsson (Arcada Polytechnic, Finland)
Copyright: 2005
Pages: 4
Source title: Managing Modern Organizations Through Information Technology
Source Editor(s): Mehdi Khosrow-Pour, D.B.A. (Information Resources Management Association, USA)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-59140-822-2.ch023
ISBN13: 9781616921293
EISBN13: 9781466665354

Abstract

This paper is an overview of client authentication in Wireless Local Area Networks (WLANs). Security policy issues for WLAN client authentication are briefly discussed. WLAN access management based on the WLAN security standards IEEE 802.11/WEP, IEEE 802.11X/ EAP, IEEE 802.11i/WPA and 802.11i/WPA2 is surveyed. Special attention is paid to implementations of certificate based client authentication. Newly proposed WLAN authentication protocols such as Statistical One-bit Lightweight Authentication (SOLA) and Protocol for carrying Authentication for Network Access (PANA) are also presented.

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