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| author | luxagraf <sng@luxagraf.net> | 2020-04-28 10:21:17 -0400 |
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| committer | luxagraf <sng@luxagraf.net> | 2020-04-28 10:21:17 -0400 |
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| parent | 1337c4eafe29252d892d2bde0276212ac77382d4 (diff) | |
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Merge remote-tracking branch 'wired/master' adding wired to conde
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diff --git a/old/published/Webmonkey/Monkey_Bites/2007/05.14.07/Tue/opensea.txt b/old/published/Webmonkey/Monkey_Bites/2007/05.14.07/Tue/opensea.txt new file mode 100644 index 0000000..d835862 --- /dev/null +++ b/old/published/Webmonkey/Monkey_Bites/2007/05.14.07/Tue/opensea.txt @@ -0,0 +1,19 @@ +OpenSEA Alliance Wants To Be "The Firefox" Of LAN Security + +OpenSEA is a new open source consortium that hopes to support the development of a robust open-source 802.1X supplicant. 802.1X is port authentication scheme in local networks that creates a secure "digital handshake" when you connect to that network. + +802.1 is perhaps best known as part of WPA, a secure wireless encryption protocol. + +But 802.1X is not just for wireless networks. Although it has never really caught on, it can be used to authenticate machines in wired LANs as well. + +[The OpenSEA Alliance][1] came about because [industry analysts were worried][3] that issues with standards implementation in proprietary schemes might confine the protocol to obscurity. Currently the 3 largest providers of commercial 802.1X supplicants are Cisco, Juniper and Microsoft. + +OpenSEA hopes to change that. From the newly launched OpenSEA website: + +>The OpenSEA Alliance believes that it can act as an industry change agent to help overcome these early problems while advancing the technology. The OpenSEA Alliance can help stabilize 802.1X by developing and promoting a robust and widely available open source client. The OpenSEA Alliance also intends to champion 802.1X by becoming a champion for technology advancement and user education. + +For more information, head over to the OpenSEA site and have a read through the [FAQs][2]. + +[1]: http://www.openseaalliance.org/ "OpenSEA Alliance" +[2]: http://www.openseaalliance.org/index.php?option=com_easyfaq&task=cat&catid=17&Itemid=34 "OpenSEA FAQs" +[3]: http://news.com.com/8301-10784_3-9718830-7.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1_3-0-20 "Introducing OpenSEA Alliance"
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