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HPE6-A78 · Question #9

What is one difference between EAP-Tunneled Layer security (EAP-TLS) and Protected EAP (PEAP)?

The correct answer is B. EAP-TLS requires the supplicant to authenticate with a certificate, hut PEAP allows the supplicant. EAP-TLS and PEAP both provide secure authentication methods, but they differ in their requirements for client-side authentication. EAP-TLS requires both the client (supplicant) and the server to authenticate each other with certificates, thereby ensuring a very high level of…

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Question

What is one difference between EAP-Tunneled Layer security (EAP-TLS) and Protected EAP (PEAP)?

Options

  • AEAP-TLS creates a TLS tunnel for transmitting user credentials, while PEAP authenticates the
  • BEAP-TLS requires the supplicant to authenticate with a certificate, hut PEAP allows the supplicant
  • CEAP-TLS begins with the establishment of a TLS tunnel, but PEAP does not use a TLS tunnel as
  • DEAP-TLS creates a TLS tunnel for transmitting user credentials securely while PEAP protects user

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  • A
    7% (3)
  • B
    86% (36)
  • C
    5% (2)
  • D
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Explanation

EAP-TLS and PEAP both provide secure authentication methods, but they differ in their requirements for client-side authentication. EAP-TLS requires both the client (supplicant) and the server to authenticate each other with certificates, thereby ensuring a very high level of security. On the other hand, PEAP requires a server-side certificate to create a secure tunnel and allows the client to authenticate using less stringent methods, such as a username and password, which are then protected by the tunnel. This makes PEAP more flexible in environments where client- side certificates are not feasible.

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#EAP-TLS#PEAP#TLS tunnel#certificate authentication

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