Exam Essentials

Recommend appropriate authentication solutions and explain design concepts related to their use. Understand the appropriate deployment scenarios and best practices for WPA/WPA2-Personal, WPA/WPA2-Enterprise, captive portal, and proprietary authentication solutions.

Understand the 802.1X and EAP protocols and their use in WLANs. Demonstrate an intimate knowledge of how the 802.1X protocol works, what makes it secure, and how it is used in WLAN security. Understand the common EAP types in use today, their advantages and disadvantages, and best practices for EAP selection and deployment.

Illustrate common deployment and design strategies for AAA and RADIUS servers. Be able to show a thorough understanding of the use of RADIUS in network deployments, including RADIUS deployment models. Understand the components of the AAA framework.