RE: [LinkSec] Authentication and 802.1X
802.1X provides port access control -- which requires a companion authentication protocol to be useful.
Regards,
Dave
David B. Nelson
Wireless & AAA Architect, Office of the CTO
Enterasys Networks, Inc.
50 Minuteman Road
Andover, MA 01810-1008
Phone: (978) 684-1330
E-mail: dnelson@enterasys.com
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Clint Chaplin [mailto:cchaplin@sj.symbol.com]
> Sent: Monday, April 28, 2003 6:10 PM
> To: dolors@ieee.org; stds-802-linksec@ieee.org; aboba@internaut.com
> Subject: [LinkSec] Authentication and 802.1X
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> I may have something wrong, and I thought that float an idea
> here and see if you all can correct me.
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> It seems to me that 802.1X does not do authentication, nor
> does it really do authorization.
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> Instead, it acts as a framework and a mediator for the actual
> authentication and authorization, both of which happen at a
> higher protocol level.
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> If that's true, then how in the world does the general
> industry talk about 802.1X authentication? Wouldn't it have
> been better to term it 802.1X mediated authentication?
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> Clint (JOATMON) Chaplin
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