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