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RADIUS security news and updates from the Cloud RADIUS team.

Drawbacks of NPS In A  Cloud Environment

Network Policy Server (NPS) is Microsoft’s RADIUS server option, controlling network authentication, authorization, and accounting. It offers a centralized mechanism for implementing network security regulations and is commonly used by enterprises to guarantee that only authorized people and devices may access network resources. Through its integration with Active Directory, network-wide user authentication is made simple. […]

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How To Build The Best RADIUS GUI For FreeRADIUS

FreeRADIUS is the foundation of many DIY RADIUS servers around the world, but the lack of a graphical user interface (GUI) makes it tough to manage. Here are your options.

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 WPA2-PSK vs WPA2-Enterprise: Best WPA2 Authentication For You

Wireless encryption standards have developed to account for shifting network needs, emerging security threats, and discovered flaws in older encryption methods. WPA2-PSK/Personal and WPA2-ENT are the two variants of the WPA2 protocol that are in use today and provide different levels of security. WPA2 Enterprise uses IEEE 802.1X to deliver enterprise-grade authentication, and it was […]

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Configure JAMF SCEP Profile For CBA

Simple Certificate Enrollment Protocol (SCEP) is a standard for certificate management. SCEP is predominantly used for certificate-based authentication. A Mobile device management (MDM) solution uses SCEP to push the payload that houses the SCEP URL and the shared secret to managed devices in the network.  The significant advantages of certificate-based authentication are: Jamf is a […]

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TACACS vs RADIUS: The Better Authentication Method

Organizations are looking at ways to protect their network as increased cyber attacks are infiltrating complex network systems. The rapid growth of artificial intelligence has also led to a steep rise in the number of complex attacks being attempted on organizational networks. It is becoming increasingly difficult for administrators to view the users and devices […]

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Configuring SecureW2 Cloud RADIUS with Microsoft Cloud PKI

Microsoft Cloud PKI, a recent addition to Intune suite of services, enables organizations to issue certificates to Intune-managed devices. We at SecureW2 have been advocating for certificate-driven authentication for more than a decade, and are really excited about Microsoft’s new PKI enabling certificate authentication for many small organizations that historically couldn’t leverage certs.  However, as […]

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How To Protect Your Network From Wi-Fi Spoofing Attacks?

In today’s world, Wi-Fi is more important to our daily lives and is a major factor in how connected we are. Notwithstanding, a considerable number of users remain oblivious to the security vulnerabilities inherent in Wi-Fi utilisation. The act of Wi-Fi spoofing poses a significant risk to the integrity of your internet connectivity, ranking among […]

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