topic AP authentication in Wireless https://community.cisco.com/t5/wireless/ap-authentication/m-p/425076#M16801 <P>I am using the 1010 series light weight access points. Also I am using cisco ACS 3.3. The problem I am having is that when I authenticate through the Cisco Aironet Desktop Utility. I see this when i click advanced. </P><P></P><P>Server Based Authentiction: EAP-FAST</P><P>Data Encryption: AES</P><P>Authentication type: open</P><P>Message Integrity Check: AES</P><P></P><P>The problem i am worried about is the Authentication type: open. Is this an Issue? Could the AP's not be authenticating??</P> Sun, 04 Jul 2021 18:19:42 GMT zimmermanml 2021-07-04T18:19:42Z AP authentication https://community.cisco.com/t5/wireless/ap-authentication/m-p/425076#M16801 <P>I am using the 1010 series light weight access points. Also I am using cisco ACS 3.3. The problem I am having is that when I authenticate through the Cisco Aironet Desktop Utility. I see this when i click advanced. </P><P></P><P>Server Based Authentiction: EAP-FAST</P><P>Data Encryption: AES</P><P>Authentication type: open</P><P>Message Integrity Check: AES</P><P></P><P>The problem i am worried about is the Authentication type: open. Is this an Issue? Could the AP's not be authenticating??</P> Sun, 04 Jul 2021 18:19:42 GMT https://community.cisco.com/t5/wireless/ap-authentication/m-p/425076#M16801 zimmermanml 2021-07-04T18:19:42Z Re: AP authentication https://community.cisco.com/t5/wireless/ap-authentication/m-p/425077#M16802 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>This is normal.There is no security risk (beyond the normal risks associated with wireless). </P><P></P><P>All of the sensitive information exchanges happen as encrypted traffic.</P><P></P><P>Good Luck</P><P></P><P>Scott</P><P></P></BODY></HTML> Mon, 14 Nov 2005 19:14:06 GMT https://community.cisco.com/t5/wireless/ap-authentication/m-p/425077#M16802 scottmac 2005-11-14T19:14:06Z