On Thu, Nov 06, 2003 at 07:31:09AM -0600, Paul R. Adams wrote:
>
> FYI: I'm a relative novice when dealing with SSL encryption. So
> please bear with me if I ask pointless questions.
>
> Background Info:
>
> My current project is securing a wireless network. I activated the
> WEP encryption and setup the nodes but from all the documentation I've
> read WEP is not enough. So, I started looking at supplementary
> encryption methods and IPSec is one of them. However, it appears that
> I require a security certificate in order to make it work on Windows
> XP/2k. Which brought me to OpenSSL (Binary from "Shining Light Pro".
Actually, you should be able to configure IPsec to use a "pre-shared secret"
for authentication.
It takes two to tango. Your Windows system is one endpoint for IPsec. What's
the other? Does your wireless access point implement IPsec?
You may very well find configuring IPsec to be a headache. You may also
find configuring IPsec to use certificates for authentication (especially
certificates you generate yourself) to be a migraine headache.
- Ken
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