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EAP-TLS (EAP - Transport Layer Security) EAP-TLS

The strongest standard network authentication method within 802.1X, which uses digital certificates on both sides - both the client and the server. It is resistant to phishing and password theft because it does not use passwords at all, but it requires a PKI to issue the certificates.

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