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Microsoft and Wireless Authentication

Posted by michael on from the slightly-incompatible dept.

An anonymous reader writes: "Microsoft's been working on a new, secure authentication standard for 802.11b called PEAP. [ed. note: it's a draft standard] Cisco already offers secure authentication for their own wireless gear with LEAP, and did an outstanding job of making this capability available for Linux and OS/X, as well as for Windows. My question is, since PEAP is dependent upon the Windows EAP-TLS infrastructure, are Linux and OS/X going to be left out in the cold as this new standard is pushed by MS? Sifry's has some good commentary and links. Opensource wireless hackers, are you working on this?"

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  1. TEE HEE HEE! BETTER MIRROR THAT DRAFT *FAST*!! by tlambert · · Score: 1, Redundant

    "
    Protected EAP Protocol (PEAP)

    This document is an Internet-Draft and is in full conformance with all
    provisions of Section 10 of RFC 2026.

    [ ... ]

    Expiration Date

    This memo is filed as , and
    expires August 22, 2002.
    "

    -- Terry