SpalshAccess and Cisco now fully supports the Easy PSK feature Cisco Catalyst WLAN devices that provides a simple and easy way to implement security mechanism for large-scale deployments.
How? Cisco User Defined Network provides each end-user with their own network partition. Via the SplashAccess Portal , end-users can securely and easily register their devices so that they’re ready to go as soon as they step foot on campus.
With Identity EASYPSK , unique pre-shared keys are created for individuals or a group of users on the same SSID with the help of a RADIUS server. This kind of setup is extremely useful in networks where end-client devices do not support dot1x authentication, but a more secure and granular authentication scheme is needed. From a client perspective, this WLAN looks identical to the traditional PSK network. In the event of one of the PSKs is compromised, only the affected individual or group need to have their PSK updated. The rest of the devices connected to the WLAN are unaffected.
Also the Cisco User Defined Network portal provides end-users oversight to their network partition where they can provide and deny network access with a touch of a button.
EASYPSK identity PSK (IPSK) with User Device Names (UDN) can offer a convenient and secure alternative to traditional username and password-based wireless authentication. While WPA2-Enterprise using usernames and passwords is typically viewed as highly secure, it often creates inconvenience for users and presents compatibility issues with certain devices incapable of supporting it. Such limitations contribute to increased wireless overhead and potentially weaken overall network security. IPSK addresses these challenges by providing simplified yet robust authentication tailored for diverse device environments
Cisco Catalyst 9800 Series wireless controllers
SplashAccess EASYPSK – UDN Account
Cisco Catalyst Wi-Fi 6/6E or Aironet 802.11ac Wave 2 access points
UDN stand for User Defined Network , it allows each resident to onboard MAC Mac Addresses with a single WiFi KEY devices such as smartphones, computers, consoles, smart TV’s, Chromecast, printers, connected watches, connected speakers, etc that can then can seamlessly connect to a private bubble within the WiFi network and communicate with each other.
With the popularity of mobile devices and the vast expansion of IoT devices growing around us, from surveillance cameras, and point-of sale devices improving our retail experience to sensors and medical devices streamlining hospital performance, it has increasingly forced network administrators to re-think and develop multiple ways to onboard devices to the network, in areas within Healthcare, Education, Government and more.
The ability to segment users, providing a private ‘virtual bubble’ where users can only communicate with their own devices and not those of others is an important factor in limiting vulnerability whilst still providing flexibility and control.
An uncomplicated, simplified security for IoT devices is made easier with IPSK.
