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What is the Extensible Authentication Protocol (EAP)?
A
a framework for transporting authentication protocols
B
a subset of WPA2
C
the protocol used in TCP/IP for authentication
D
a technology used by IEEE 802.11 for encryption
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -c) wired local area network. d) wired metropolitan area network. Explanation: The Extensible Authentication Protocol (EAP) is an authentication protocol used to connect a network node to the Internet. It designed through extending the methods used by the Point-to-Point Protocol for authentication.

Detailed explanation-2: -Extensible Authentication Protocol (EAP) is an authentication framework frequently used in wireless networks and point-to-point connections. EAP provides an authentication framework, not a specific authentication mechanism. There are many authentication mechanisms (referred to as EAP methods) that can be used with EAP.

Detailed explanation-3: -Some of the most commonly deployed EAP authentication types include EAP-MD-5, EAP-TLS, EAP-PEAP, EAP-TTLS, EAP-Fast, and Cisco LEAP.

Detailed explanation-4: -EAP has two primary features: It provides a segregated message exchange, which ties into the second feature, extensibility. EAP is a common Layer 2 security framework in which many different authentication mechanisms can be used.

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