advisory

Server configuration

Anonymous

Friday, February 17, 2012 - 11:20

Updated: 4/06/2021 The key component in 802.1X is the RADIUS server which is capable of AAA. There are several widely-deployed commercial RADIUS servers available: Microsoft® IAS, Cisco® ACS, Funk Steel-Belted Radius. There are also two widely deployed Open Source RADIUS servers available, FreeRADIUS and RADIATOR. FreeRADIUS is non-commercial GPL software, RADIATOR is commercial.

Networking infrastructure

Anonymous

Friday, February 17, 2012 - 11:20

Prerequisites To deploy 802.1X within your organisation you will require suitable infrastructure capable of supporting it.

802.1X Overview

Anonymous

Friday, February 17, 2012 - 11:19

How 802.1X works There are three main components in the 802.1X authentication cycle:

IEEE 802.1X implementation at Janet-connected organisations

Anonymous

Friday, February 17, 2012 - 11:19

022 (04/08) This document was produced to share knowledge, experience and current developments surrounding campus 802.1X implementation within the JANET community. Readers are assumed to have a basic knowledge of networking concepts and preventive security awareness. A companion technical guide Security Matters is available.

WEP deprecated

Anonymous

Thursday, February 9, 2012 - 10:32

PB/INFO/071 (10/06) WEP, WPA or Other? The JANET Wireless Advisory Group (WAG) strongly advises the replacement of WEP techniques with WPA or WPA2/802.11i-based security, or alternatives such as encrypted VPN and self-securing protocols like SSH, as soon as possible.

IEEE 802.1X

Anonymous

Thursday, February 9, 2012 - 10:19

PB/INFO/64 (11/05)

Extensible authentication protocol

Anonymous

Thursday, February 9, 2012 - 10:15

Extensible Authentication Protocol

factsheet

PB/INFO/065 (11/05) The Extensible Authentication Protocol (EAP) is best considered as a framework for transporting authentication protocols, rather than as an authentication protocol itself. EAP can be used for authenticating dial-up and VPN connections, and also Local Area Network (LAN) ports in conjunction with IEEE 802.1X.

Janet eduroam security measures

Anonymous

Thursday, February 9, 2012 - 10:11

PB/INFO/067 (05/07) Security was a major requirement in the design of eduroam, to ensure that organisations that provide visitor facilities, and the guests who make use of them, are not exposed to additional risks outside their control. eduroam should present fewer risks than the existing ad hoc arrangements for guest users. This factsheet explains the security measures within eduroam and how organisations can use them to protect their own security.

Guide to requesting multi-homing on Janet

Anonymous

Thursday, February 9, 2012 - 09:56

advisory

multi-site connectivity

multihoming

requesting

technical guide

PS/JOG/DOC/02 (11/06) 1 Introduction This document is a guide for organisations connected to Janet that wish to have two network connections operating simultaneously, one to Janet and the other to another ISP. Such an arrangement is commonly called multihoming. The guide explains the issues that a customer should take into consideration before submitting a multihoming request to Janet(UK) A multihoming request form is provided in Appendix 1.