Obsolescence of Features and Their Replacements

EAP-LEAP

The EAP-LEAP authentication method is obsolete in this release of the HP-UX AAA Server. The EAP-LEAP authentication method can be replaced by the EAP-PEAP authentication method. HP recommends that you use EAP-PEAP in place of EAP-LEAP for improved security. Unlike EAP-LEAP, EAP-PEAP supports mutual authentication and uses an encrypted tunnel to transmit the user's credentials. For more information on EAP-PEAP, see the Securing LAN Access With EAP chapter in the HP-UX AAA Server A.08.00.01 Administrator’s Guide..

Oracle Authentication

The Oracle authentication module is obsolete in this release of the HP-UX AAA Server. The Oracle authentication module is supported using the SQL Access feature. HP recommends that you set up your HP-UX AAA Server to interact with the Oracle database using the SQL Access feature. For more information on implementing the SQL Access feature, see the HP-UX AAA Server A.08.00.01 Administrator’s Guide.

SecurID authentication

The SecurID authentication is obsolete in this release of the HP-UX AAA Server. The SecurID authentication can be replaced by Open AuTHentication (OATH) standards-based One-Time Password (OTP) authentication. OATH is an industry-wide collaboration to develop open-reference architecture for strong authentication. The OATH standards-based OTP authentication solution supports hardware and software tokens from multiple vendors. For more information on OATH standards-based OTP authentication solution, see the HP-UX AAA Server A.08.00.01 Administrator’s Guide.