D3 · Architecture

What is PEAP in wireless security?

PEAP (Protected EAP) wraps EAP in a TLS tunnel, protecting credentials in transit. Common in enterprise Wi-Fi — EAP-MSCHAPv2 for user authentication inside PEAP tunnel.
PEAP requires a server certificate but NOT client certificates (easier to deploy than EAP-TLS). EAP-TLS requires both server and client certificates (most secure). PEAP is the most common enterprise Wi-Fi authentication method.
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