Extensible Authentication Protocol Catalog Items and Sysgen Variables (Compact 2013)
3/26/2014
In Windows Embedded Compact, to create extensions for authentication methods, you can implement the Extensible Authentication Protocol (EAP). EAP is used with dial-up, 802.1x, and EAP over LAN (EAPOL) authentication.
For more information, see Extensible Authentication Protocol.
For more information about how to add or remove catalog items, see Create Your First OS.
Hardware and Software Requirements
- Requires a dial-up, wireless, or LAN connection. For more information, see Dial-up Catalog Items and Sysgen Variables or Network Driver Catalog Items and Sysgen Variables.
Catalog Items and Sysgen Variables
The following table describes the catalog items and associated SYSGEN variables you can use to add support for EAP to your OS.
Catalog item |
SYSGEN variable |
Description |
Dependencies |
|---|---|---|---|
Extensible Authentication Protocol |
SYSGEN_EAP |
Supports creating authentication extensions for dial-up networking using RAS/PPP, for 802.1x connections, or for EAP over LAN (EAPOL) authentication. |
None. |