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EAP OS Design Development (Windows CE 5.0)

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The Extensible Authentication Protocol implementation in Microsoft® Windows® CE allows third-party authentication code to interact with the implementation of the Point-to-Point Protocol (PPP) included in the Windows CE–based Remote Access Service (RAS). The Extensible Authentication Protocol (EAP) is also used with 802.1x and EAP over LAN (EAPOL) authentication.

OS Design Information

The following table shows operating system design information for Extensible Authentication Protocol.

Concept Description
Dependencies Extensible Authentication Protocol Over LAN
Hardware considerations None

Modules and Components

The following table shows the components and modules that implement Extensible Authentication Protocol.

Item Module Component
Extensible Authentication Protocol eap, eapchap, eaptls None
Extensible Authentication Protocol Over LAN eapol None

Extensible Authentication Protocol Implementation Considerations

The following table shows the Sysgen variable for the Extensible Authentication Protocol.

Sysgen variable Description
SYSGEN_EAP When this variable is set, the Extensible Authentication Protocol Catalog item is included in the OS design.

Application Development Topics

EAP Application Development

EAP Installation

EAP Implementation Details

Configuration User Interface

EAP Authentication Protocols

Obtaining Identity Information

Interactive User Interface

EAP Registry Settings

EAP Security

See Also

Networking - General

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