Describe Extensible Authentication Protocol (EAP) and explain where it is used.

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EAP was developed to create a single standard to allow two devices to authenticate. Despite the name, EAP is not a protocol in the classic sense, but rather it is a PPP wrapper that EAP-compliant applications can use to accept one of many types of authentication. Although EAP is a general purpose authentication wrapper, its only substantial use is in wireless networks.
 

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