Infineon Security Platform Solution

Extensible Authentication Protocol (EAP)

Extensible Authentication Protocol is used to create more secure Virtual Private Network configurations.

EAP provides an added layer of security to VPN technologies. EAP is a critical technology component for secure virtual private network (VPN) connections because it offers more security against brute-force or dictionary attacks and password guessing than other authentication methods.

EAP enables this functionality through Certificate Authority (CA) and Security Platform technologies. To use EAP with a VPN, the server and the client must be configured to accept EAP authentication as a valid authentication method and they must have a user certificate (X.509).

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