Supported WLAN layer 2 security methods

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Supported WLAN layer 2 security methods

Doc ID : KB13349
Last Modified : 2007-07-18
Document Type : What Is


Environment

• BlackBerry® Enterprise Server
• BlackBerry smartphone

Details

The following list contains supported wireless local area network (WLAN) layer 2 security methods:

• Open authentication (no security method)
• Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) encryption (64-bit and 128-bit)
• IEEE® 802.1X with preshared key (PSK)
• IEEE 802.1X and Extensible Authentication Protocol (EAP)
  • Lightweight Extensible Authentication Protocol (LEAP)
  • Protected Extensible Authentication Protocol (PEAP)
  • Extensible Authentication Protocol Transport Layer Security (EAP-TLS)
  • Extensible Authentication Protocol Tunneled Transport Layer Security (EAP-TTLS)
  • Extensible Authentication Protocol Flexible Authentication via Secure Tunneling (EAP-FAST)
  • Extensible Authentication Protocol Subscriber Identity Module (EAP-SIM) Note: For more information on EAP, see KB13359.
• Temporal Key Integrity Protocol (TKIP) encryption for Wi-Fi Protected Access™ (WPA)
• Advanced Encryption Standard Counter Mode CBC - MAC Protocol (AES-CCMP) encryption for WPA2