Question

Extensible authentication protocol is authentication framework frequently used in ______

(a) wired personal area network

(b) wireless networks

(c) wired local area network

(d) wired metropolitan area network

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Question is taken from Security In The Internet topic in chapter Networking of Computer Network

Answer 1

Right answer is (b) wireless networks

To elaborate: The Extensible Authentication Protocol (EAP) is an authentication protocol used to connect a network node to the Internet. It designed through extending the methods used by the Point-to-Point Protocol for authentication.