#6281 NORM Never A: 802.1x Wireless not supported

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#6281: 802.1x Wireless not supported
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  Reporter:  pschemp          |       Owner:  dcbw            
      Type:  enhancement      |      Status:  new             
  Priority:  normal           |   Milestone:  Never Assigned  
 Component:  network manager  |     Version:  Build 653       
Resolution:                   |    Keywords:  802.1x, wireless
  Verified:  0                |    Blocking:                  
 Blockedby:                   |  
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Comment(by dwmw2):

 Replying to [comment:4 pschemp]:
 > I know how these things work, but it does in Texas, the second most
 populous state in the union. :) (I can't help it if the legislature was on
 crack) The first link in my comment "Using the 802.1X protocol will ensure
 that UT Austin complies with federal, state, and UT System regulations
 that require authentication and encryption for wireless network
 resources."

 That doesn't prove what you said though -- that could demonstrate any
 number of things, including the possibility that whoever wrote that web
 page is just incompetent or corrupt.

 > I've no doubt this varies from state to state and also I'd bet that
 802.1x isn't the only acceptable solution, but it is what all the public
 universities in Texas have adopted (and other schools in other states)
 making it not an obscure protocol.

 I don't disagree that we need to support 802.1x. I was taking issue with
 your claim that it is _required_ by law. I have seen no real believable
 evidence to that effect.

 I've seen far too many blatantly false claims that something is 'required
 by Sarbanes-Oxley' to take any such claim about legal requirements
 seriously -- hence the recommendation that you do not repeat that part
 unless you _know_ it to be true.

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