Data Bites

RADIUS security news and updates from the Cloud RADIUS team.

802.1X Authentication With EAP-MD5 Is Insecure

In November 2022, the French data protection authority (CNIL) announced that it had issued a fine of over $600,000 against a French energy company (EDF). The findings stated that the energy company failed to handle customers’ data reliably. The regulator also found that user credentials were stored and protected with an MD5 hash declared cryptographically […]

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Context-Aware Authentication with Cloud Radius

Forrester, an analyst firm’s report, suggests 80% of data breaches occur due to weak credentials. There were simpler days when data on a network was believed to be safe, but it is not so in the present. The stakes are higher now with more and more threat factors and Layer 2 attacks. Organizations are constantly […]

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Overview of Integrating RADIUS and PKI with Azure AD

In a bid to keep up with the rapid expansion of cloud computing, Microsoft rolled out Azure AD so their clients are able to migrate their AD-domain environments to the cloud. Cloud-based solutions are on the rise because of improved security measures, reduced costs, and increased versatility compared to on-prem solutions. While Azure AD is […]

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