> On Thu, 1 Apr 2004 12:16:30 -0600, Alan Russell wrote: > > >No offense taken. I am developing this project myself (trying to learn as > >much as I can). I posted this comment because I set up freeradius with > >PEAP-TLS on a wireless network. I then connected one computer with ethernet > >to the same network. I ran ethereal to examine packets on the network and > >when I authenticate with the wireless notebook (Win XP sp1) I can see the > >username but not the password. However, after authentication, traffic on > >the network that is going to and from the wireless notebook is not > >encrypted. This is why I was wondering if all traffic is supposed to be > >encrypted or only the password info during authentication. > >Thanks, > >Alan > If I understand what you saying then this is a complete lack of understanding > of basic wireless principles on your part and has NOTHING to do with any > RADIUS product. > > The encryption, if used, is between the AP and the wireless card. If your sniffing > on a wire after the wireless receiving end of course its plain text. The packets are > encrypted in the AIR once they are on the wire in most circumstances its plain > text. Get a wireless sniffer and you will see. > > If this is not what you are describing please clarify. > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------ > Chris Blanchard > ------------------------------------------------------------------ > Think of it as evolution in action > -Larry Niven & Jerry Pournelle > ------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > - > List info/subscribe/unsubscribe? See http://www.freeradius.org/list/users.html > Let me ask this a different way. Forget the wireless aspect, lets assume a wired scenario. (Client Machine <---> NAS <---> RADIUS ) When using PEAP-TLS, is data only encrypted between the Clinet and NAS? If so does the data remain encrypted throughout the entire session? Thanks, Alan
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