CTS 320: WPA3-Enterprise Part 2
Episode 35 min 33s

CTS 320: WPA3-Enterprise Part 2

From Clear To Send: Wireless Network Engineering Rowell Dionicio and François Vergès


https://youtu.be/oEj-q2LpsWk




Wi-Fi Alliance defines three modes of operations for WPA3-Enterprise:




* WPA3-Enterprise only



* WPA3-Enterprise transition mode



* WPA3-Enterprise 192-bit mode




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Specifications



WPA3-Enterprise Only



Here are the important specifications:




* An AP and STA shall enable at least AKM suite 00-0F-AC:5 (IEEE 802.1X with SHA-256)



* An AP and STA shall not allow AKM suite 00-0F-AC:1 (IEEE 802.1X with SHA-1)



* An AP and STA would support & use MFP



* a STA shall not enable WEP and TKIP




WPA3-Enterprise Transition



Here are the important specifications:




* An AP and STA shall enable at least AKM suite 00-0F-AC:5 (IEEE 802.1X with SHA-256) and 00-0F-AC:1 (IEEE 802.1X with SHA-1)



* An AP and STA must support MFP




WPA3-Enterprise 192-bit



Here are the important specifications:




* PMF must be required by both the AP and STA



* Limited set of EAP cipher suites are allowed:

* TLS ECDHE ECDSA with AES 256 GCM SHA384



* TLS ECDHE RSA with AES 256 GCM SHA384



* TLS DHE RSA with AES 256 GCM SHA384






Beacon Frames



WPA3-Enterprise Only







WPA3-Enterprise Transition







Comparison between WPA3-Enterprise and WPA3-Enterprise Transition mode:







Resources




* Wi-Fi Alliance WPA3 Specifications → https://www.wi-fi.org/system/files/WPA3%20Specification%20v3.1.pdf



* WPA3 Enterprise by Rasika (mrncciew) → https://mrncciew.com/2020/08/17/wpa3-enterprise/



* Configure JumpStart for Mist → https://www.mist.com/documentation/jumpcloud-for-radius/

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