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four-way handshake as a legacy protocol and includes longer key lengths, among other changes
[Wi-Fi 2019]. 802.11 Security Messaging Protocols shows the protocols used to implement the
802.11 security framework discussed above.

The Extensible Authentication Protocol (EAP) [RFC 3748] defines the end-to-end message
formats used in a simple request/response mode of interaction between the mobile device and
authentication server, and are certified under WPA2., EAP messages are encapsulated using
EAPoL (EAP over LAN) and sent over the 802.11 wireless link.

These EAP messages are then decapsulated at the access point, and then re-encapsulated using
the RADIUS protocol for

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