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Configurable SettingsAppendix —A
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3 Select Prompt for password to have the user enter this password each
time to access the protocol, or leave Use following password as selected
to automatically use the protocol without entering a password.
EAP-FAST (EAP -Flexible Authentication via Secured Tunnel)
The EAP-FAST protocol is a client-server security architecture that en-
crypts EAP transactions with a TLS tunnel. While similar to PEAP, it dif-
fers significantly as EAP-FAST tunnel establishment is based on strong se-
crets unique to users. These secrets are called Protected Access Credentials
(PACs), which CiscoSecure ACS generates using a master key known only
to CiscoSecure ACS. Because handshakes based upon shared secrets are
intrinsically faster than handshakes based upon PKI, EAP-FAST is the sig-
nificantly faster of the two solutions that provide encrypted EAP transac-
tions. No certificate management is required to implement EAP-FAST.
Use “EAP-FAST” to configure the use of EAP-FAST as an authentication
protocol, select “Open,” “WPA,” or “Network EAP” as an association
mode. Note this defaults to the Network EAP.
To Enable EAP -FAST with an Open Association
1 Set 8021x Security as “EAP-FAST” and Association to “Open.”
2 EnteryouruniqueUsername to use this protocol.
3 Select Prompt for password to have the user enter this password each
time to access the protocol, or leave Use following password as selected
to automatically use the protocol without entering a password.