A Roaming Authentication Solution for WiFi Using IPSec VPNs With Client Certificates

Several solutions have been proposed to provide authentication and safe encryption for Wifi networks in order to overcome the limitation of WEP based security. This document describes a solution based on IPSec VPNs with client and server certificates. The key advantages of this solution is its ability to provide roaming between institutions without having to build a specific roaming infrastructure, and to have client certificates without having to maintain an online PKI infrastructure. Thus, besides the specific hot-spot gateways, there is not much more specific physical infrastructure to manage.

• Type: Conference
• Year: 2004
• Where: TNC
• Authors: Carlos Ribeiro, Fernando Silva, Andre Zuquete
• Keywords: Education, Specific Hot-spot Gateways, Specific Roaming Infrastructure, TNC 2004, WEP Based Security