MS-CHAP is dead While MS-CHAP has been used since 1998, it uses DES encryption which was deprecated in 2002. Attacks on MS-CHAP itself have been known since 2006, and those attacks have only gotten better over time. ... Network Security Best Practices Network Security Protocols
Don't "Set it and Forget it" So you decided that whatever you were using for network security wasn’t getting the job done… Either it didn’t scale with the growth in your user base, devices, or network design, or it was hindering ... Network Security Best Practices Network Security Protocols
Accounting: Keeping track of it all We have already looked at authentication and authorization. In this third article, we’ll take a look at the accounting process, the process of monitoring and recording a client’s use of the network, a... Network Security Protocols
Authorization: Authorized personnel only The first article in our series described the authentication process, whereby the RADIUS server prevents unauthorized users from accessing the system. In today’s article, we’ll examine the second link... Network Security Protocols
Authentication: Is it really you? RADIUS security is composed of three components: authentication, authorization, and accounting. These three links in the RADIUS security chain are often referred to by their acronym, “AAA”. The first ... Network Security Protocols
Wi-Fi Security With RADIUS When setting up a Wi-Fi network at home, you typically set up an SSID and password, accept the defaults for any other options, and be done with it. (In some cases, these are done for you by your servi... Network Security Protocols