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authentication

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Defines the authentication method to be used by this profile to connect to a WLAN.

Element hierarchy

<WLANProfile>
<MSM>
<security>
<authEncryption>
<authentication>

Syntax

<authentication>

  "open" | "shared" | "WPA" | "WPAPSK" | "WPA2" | "WPA2PSK"

</authentication>

Attributes and Elements

Attributes

None.

Child Elements

None.

Parent Elements

Parent Element Description
authEncryption

Defines the authentication and encryption pair to be used for this profile on a WLAN.

 

Remarks

Value Description
open Open 802.11 authentication.
shared Shared 802.11 authentication.
WPA WPA-Enterprise 802.11 authentication.
WPAPSK WPA-Personal 802.11 authentication.
WPA2 WPA2-Enterprise 802.11 authentication.
WPA2PSK WPA2-Personal 802.11 authentication.

 

For more information about 802.11 authentication methods, see the WPA, 802.1X, and 802.11i specifications.

Requirements

Value
Namespace http://www.microsoft.com/networking/CarrierControl/WLAN/v1