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Integrating Microsoft’s Group Policy Object (GPO) with RADIUS authentication effectively improves network security and access control. GPO enables administrators to apply policy settings for specific user groups, ensuring that individuals only have access to the required resources, preventing unauthorized access, ... Read More
Microsoft Network Policy Server (NPS) is Microsoft’s AAA RADIUS server. It authorizes and authenticates users and devices for network connections. NPS is an on-premise RADIUS server and uses the Active Directory Domain Services (ADDS) for 802.1X authentication. Being an on-premise ... Read More
The essence of Transport Layer Security (TLS) requires understanding two key concepts: encryption and authentication. While encryption ensures that the data transmitted between your browser and the web server is unreadable to anyone else, authentication verifies the identity of the ... Read More
In order to run a certificate-based network, admins need to understand how to create and configure X.509 certificates. X.509 is a cryptography standard for defining a public key certificate. X.509 falls in the X.500 network standards that covers electronic directory ... Read More
One key component of wireless security is encryption, which is the process of encoding data before it is transmitted over the air. Only authorized parties with the correct decryption key can read the data, preventing unauthorized access. Common encryption standards ... Read More
The definition for a Public Key Infrastructures (PKIs) varies among cyber security professionals, but is generally considered a collection of components that give everything an organization needs to issue and manage X.509 digital certificates. PKIs can be configured to provide ... Read More
A look at how RADIUS MAC Auth Bypass and MAC Address Filtering can help secure and manage your IoT devices.
Integrating the capabilities of two leading operating systems, Android and Windows, have been a dream for most tech-savvy enthusiasts across the globe. Microsoft is going to offer this upgrade by offering smooth integration of Windows 11 and Android 13, along ... Read More
For individuals who possess an Android mobile device, the significance of Wi-Fi connectivity to their gadget is widely recognized. In addition to cost savings, utilizing this method yields faster data transmission rates compared to cellular data. Nonetheless, it can be ... Read More
Securely connecting iOS devices to a network can be a difficult task, especially since the Covid-19 pandemic sped up the inevitable rise of hybrid work environments. Network security must be a top priority and a best practice is configuring IEEE ... Read More
Intune's device compliance attribute is a powerful tool for managing the devices on your network. Here's how you can turn it into a robust network policy with SecureW2.
As YubiKeys achieve widespread adoption, the industry keeps finding more and more uses for the powerful little device. One of the more interesting use cases for YubiKey is AAA/RADIUS authentication. The key already has all the hardware necessary for secure ... Read More