Re: 802.1x and RADIUS servers

From: Brian Komar (bkomar_at_nospam.identit.ca)
Date: 06/14/05 

Date: Tue, 14 Jun 2005 13:25:26 -0500

In article <1FE3465B-22A5-487C-A7DE-70E405EAC408@microsoft.com>,
ACFINC@discussions.microsoft.com says...
> My company is setting up a wireless network and would like to use Mixed WEP
> with 802.1x. My question is there any way to use 802.1x without using a type
> of RADIUS server? We do not have one in place at this moment but if we go
> with 802.1x then we will get the software if needed.
>
> Thanks in advance,
> Craig
>
Why are you worried about a radius server? Windows Server 2003 and 2000
ship with IAS and it works very well for wireless deployments? Doing
802.1x without RADIUS reduces security.

Brian

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Brian Komar
MVP - Windows - Security
http://www.identit.ca/blogs/brian

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