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 Mac OS X gets Wireless Authentication By Eric Griffith
July 10, 2002
Network authentication for wireless clients has hit the Apple Macintosh. Portsmouth, NH- based Meetinghouse Data Communications, makers of the AEGIS line of 802.1X authentication software, has added support for client systems running Mac OS X. The move will help education institutions, where Macs have a large penetration, keep on top of the latest security trend for wireless computing -- authenticating users at log-in and enabling dynamic key encryption. Adding OS X support comes at the request of educational customers, especially institutions of higher learning. In and effort to speed development, Meetinghouse Data only intends to support OS X -- any support for older versions of the Mac OS will depend upon user demand. A "proof-of-concept" test of the OS X use of the AEGIS system is under way on the wireless network at Georgia College & State University, which could lead to deployment for the entire university system in the state of Georgia. The AEGIS system is an end-to-end, client/server 802.1X security solution that protects better than WEP, and is known for providing advanced support for the EAP-TTLS protocol that takes advantage of existing usernames and passwords for the client (or the term they use, supplicant). However, the current downloadable beta version of the AEGIS client for Mac OS X only supports EAP-Message Digest 5 (EAP-MD5), a more base-level EAP support. Expect full support of EAP-TLS and EAP-TTLS with the general availability of the client. It will cost $49.99 per user (with volume discounts) and will be available in August. Eric Griffith is the managing editor of 802.11 Planet.
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