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Implementing Advanced Wireless Security 555
Figure 21.69 : Configuring LEAP options for domain authentication
Software’s Steel Belted Radius, is an ideal and very robust security solution for a wireless
network of any size. By forcing users to authenticate to a back-end RADIUS server and
creating per-user, per-session dynamic WEP keys, LEAP provides greatly enhanced
authentication and security for your wireless network.
LEAP addresses all WEP’s vulnerabilities and is being implemented into the 802.11b
standard by the Wi-Fi Alliance ( www.wi-fialliance.org ), which has implemented LEAP
into its standards under the name of Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA). You can read more
about WPA at the Wi-Fi Alliance Web site. In addition, Cisco has licensed the LEAP
technology to several third-party vendors, so you can expect to see many more
LEAP-compatible devices in the near future. For example, Apple’s AirPort network
adapter already supports LEAP with version 2 or better firmware.
21.6 Understanding and Configuring 802.1X RADIUS
Authentication
To provide better security for wireless LANs, and in particular to improve the security of
WEP, a number of existing technologies used on wired networks were adapted for this
purpose, including:
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Remote Authentication and Dial-In User Service (RADIUS). Provides for
centralized authentication and accounting.
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