Does Mac OS X support 802.1x? My school is going to start using it around christmas, and if OS X doesn't support it I'm going to have to budget for a wireless card for my PC.
I don't think they mean 802.1x, because that could be quite a few IEEE standards.
It's likely 802.11x, x being a variable for either b, a, or g. Mac OS X supports b and g (in fact, Apple has been shipping these wireless standards before most manufacturers were even thinking about it).
I don't think they mean 802.1x, because that could be quite a few IEEE standards.
It's likely 802.11x, x being a variable for either b, a, or g. Mac OS X supports b and g (in fact, Apple has been shipping these wireless standards before most manufacturers were even thinking about it).
I'm friends with the guy who's administering this part of their network. It's 802.1x, not 802.11x.
802.1x is a bastard. It prevents me from using my Airport at ALL at URI except a few places. It's Microsoft Security.? There are 3rd party apps like Brickhouse or Meetinghouse or whatever but I couldn't get them to work with a certificate. People tell me 10.3 will include 802.1x so cross your fingers! And hopefully no more Colonel Panic for SMB!
802.1x is a bastard. It prevents me from using my Airport at ALL at URI except a few places. It's Microsoft Security.? There are 3rd party apps like Brickhouse or Meetinghouse or whatever but I couldn't get them to work with a certificate. People tell me 10.3 will include 802.1x so cross your fingers! And hopefully no more Colonel Panic for SMB!
Yeah, my friend said 10.3 would support it, but I just wanted to be sure. 10.3 should be out by the time UTD switches from BlueSocket (don't ever use that system), but I wanted to hear it from some one who's more up on OS X.
Yeah, my friend said 10.3 would support it, but I just wanted to be sure. 10.3 should be out by the time UTD switches from BlueSocket (don't ever use that system), but I wanted to hear it from some one who's more up on OS X.
Well, there's a menu option in Internet Connect for 802.1X, so I'd guess yes, though I have no clue if it's implemented yet.
Not familiar with 802.1x, so you'll have to let me know what does/doesn't help. Under config options, I see authentication protocols: TTLS, TLS, LEAP, PEAP, MD5
TLS mentions something about a certificate needing to be in Keychain Access before using it.
Not familiar with 802.1x, so you'll have to let me know what does/doesn't help. Under config options, I see authentication protocols: TTLS, TLS, LEAP, PEAP, MD5
TLS mentions something about a certificate needing to be in Keychain Access before using it.
802.1x uses EAP authentication. Those strings there are EAP methods. TLS indeed uses certificates. TTLS and PEAP use TLS (with its certificates) to authenticate the server, and then use the TLS encryption to authenticate the user using some kind of user/password. TTLS is more Microsoft, while PEAP is more Cisco, but both accomplish the same thing.
So the answer is yes. They do support certificates.
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It's likely 802.11x, x being a variable for either b, a, or g. Mac OS X supports b and g (in fact, Apple has been shipping these wireless standards before most manufacturers were even thinking about it).
Originally posted by Steve
I don't think they mean 802.1x, because that could be quite a few IEEE standards.
It's likely 802.11x, x being a variable for either b, a, or g. Mac OS X supports b and g (in fact, Apple has been shipping these wireless standards before most manufacturers were even thinking about it).
I'm friends with the guy who's administering this part of their network. It's 802.1x, not 802.11x.
Originally posted by Aquatic
802.1x is a bastard. It prevents me from using my Airport at ALL at URI except a few places. It's Microsoft Security.? There are 3rd party apps like Brickhouse or Meetinghouse or whatever but I couldn't get them to work with a certificate. People tell me 10.3 will include 802.1x so cross your fingers! And hopefully no more Colonel Panic for SMB!
Yeah, my friend said 10.3 would support it, but I just wanted to be sure. 10.3 should be out by the time UTD switches from BlueSocket (don't ever use that system), but I wanted to hear it from some one who's more up on OS X.
Originally posted by Whisper
Yeah, my friend said 10.3 would support it, but I just wanted to be sure. 10.3 should be out by the time UTD switches from BlueSocket (don't ever use that system), but I wanted to hear it from some one who's more up on OS X.
Well, there's a menu option in Internet Connect for 802.1X, so I'd guess yes, though I have no clue if it's implemented yet.
Originally posted by MCQ
Well, there's a menu option in Internet Connect for 802.1X, so I'd guess yes, though I have no clue if it's implemented yet.
In 10.2 or 10.3?
Originally posted by Whisper
In 10.2 or 10.3?
10.3, build 7B28.
Originally posted by MCQ
10.3, build 7B28.
Cool, thanks
Originally posted by Aquatic
Excellent. Does it handle certificates?
TLS mentions something about a certificate needing to be in Keychain Access before using it.
Originally posted by MCQ
TLS mentions something about a certificate needing to be in Keychain Access before using it.
802.1x uses EAP authentication. Those strings there are EAP methods. TLS indeed uses certificates. TTLS and PEAP use TLS (with its certificates) to authenticate the server, and then use the TLS encryption to authenticate the user using some kind of user/password. TTLS is more Microsoft, while PEAP is more Cisco, but both accomplish the same thing.
So the answer is yes. They do support certificates.