Extensible authentication protocol (EAP)
Also called: EAP
Course: AP® Cybersecurity Shows up in: Unit 3: Securing Networks
A framework that lets users authenticate to a wireless network through an approved authentication server, required by many wireless security policies.
Appears in the course and exam description (CED): 3.2.A.4
Why it matters in Unit 3
Each user proves who they are, instead of everyone sharing one Wi-Fi password.
Example
Staff join the school Wi-Fi with their own username and password, checked by the authentication server.
Learn it properly, with a checkpoint 3.2 Protecting Networks: Managerial Controls and Wireless Security