IFPCVpnNetworkL2tpPptpSettings::EnableEAP property

Article
08/27/2012

Applies to: desktop apps only

The EnableEAP property gets or sets a Boolean value that indicates whether the Extensible Authentication Protocol (EAP) can be used for outgoing authentication.

This property is read/write.

Syntax

HRESULT put_EnableEAP(
  VARIANT_BOOL fEnableEAP
);

HRESULT get_EnableEAP(
  VARIANT_BOOL *pfEnableEAP
);

' Data type: Boolean

Property EnableEAP( _
  ByVal fEnableEAP As VARIANT_BOOL, _
  ByVal pfEnableEAP As VARIANT_BOOL _
) As Boolean

Property value

Boolean value that indicates whether EAP can be used for outgoing authentication.

Error codes

These property methods return S_OK if the call is successful; otherwise, they return an error code.

Remarks

This property is read/write. Its default value is False (VARIANT_FALSE in C++).

EAP can be used to provide an added layer of security to Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol (PPTP) and Layer Two Tunneling Protocol (L2TP) VPN connections. EAP enables this functionality through certification authority (CA) and smart card technologies, which provide mutual authentication of the client and the server. To use EAP with a VPN, the server must be configured to accept EAP authentication as a valid authentication method and it must have a user certificate (X.509). The client must be configured to use EAP, and either have a smart card (with a smart card certificate installed) or a user certificate.

EAP cannot be enabled together with any of the other authentication protocols.

Requirements

Minimum supported client	Windows Vista
Minimum supported server	Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2008 with SP2 (64-bit only)
Version	Forefront Threat Management Gateway (TMG) 2010
IDL	Msfpccom.idl
DLL	Msfpccom.dll

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