If you want a nice compatibility matrix, I would recommend looking at the last two page of this PDF: http://epsfiles.intermec.com/eps_files/eps_wp/ChoosingtheRightEAP_wp_web.pdf It's a bit older now, but it's the most comprehensive I've seen.
Frank -----Original Message----- From: Philippe Hanset [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, November 27, 2006 10:19 AM To: WIRELESS-LAN@LISTSERV.EDUCAUSE.EDU Subject: Re: [WIRELESS-LAN] encryption options for clients Matt, It's an complex intricate mess! A lot to do with the Card and Driver, then the Supplicant! (except in Mac-OSX when Hardware/Driver and Supplicant are all provided by the vendor) WPA2 (requires an AES chip in card): ------------------------------------------- -supported in MACs with a recent OS and a Airport extreme (WPA2 enterprise (enterprise refers to 802.1x with the whole EAP type, RADIUS etc...) -supported in Windows if the card does and has an appropriate driver (or native support in Windows) -don't know about other (than the Mac) Unix flavors I have seen Proxim's (a/b/g gold card) support somewhere WPA (requires a RC4 chip, 114 bit encryption + 48 bit IV support: 152 bits) ------------------------------------------------ -supported in MACs (WPA enterprise) -supported in Windows if card does and has an approriate driver (or native Windows support) -I have seen many other Unix flavors supporting it, but it's about the card and the driver. Dynamic WEP (requires a RC4 chip, 40 or 114 bit encryption, 24 bit IV: 64 or 128 bits) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- supported by most, but weak. BTW: weak, but after all it is just encryption over the air, after that you still end up on an unencrypted wired network! Doesn't really provide a nice compatibility matrix, but it changes so much, that you might spend your time updating the matrix! On Mon, 27 Nov 2006, Matt Ashfield wrote: > Hi All > > I'm trying to put together a document describing our client options for > connecting to our wireless network. In doing so, we need to decide on an > authentication/encryption scheme. > > I'm wondering if anyone has a matrix of what encryption is and is not > supported among the following O/S's: Windows 200 and up, MacOSX, Linux. > > Basically I'm wondering about whether TKIP, AES and WPA are supported among > each of those. Specifically about which service packs are required for the > windows clients. > > Thanks > > Matt > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > ********** > Participation and subscription information for this EDUCAUSE Constituent Group discussion list can be found at http://www.educause.edu/groups/. > ********** Participation and subscription information for this EDUCAUSE Constituent Group discussion list can be found at http://www.educause.edu/groups/. ********** Participation and subscription information for this EDUCAUSE Constituent Group discussion list can be found at http://www.educause.edu/groups/.
