802.1X Group Policy Settings

Are there any Group Policy Templates available to configure 802.1X
authentication settings on LAN interfaces ?
I think Microsoft only povides a GPO Template for configuring Wireless LANs
and their authentication methods.

Thanks for answers,
MC

if someone is interested in implementing 802.1X on wired networks, here's a
statement of Steve Riley, Sr. Program Manager Security Business and
Technology Unit:

"But using it for wired security has some significant drawbacks. Working
with non-participating devices, as we discussed above, is one. Lack of
manageability is another: in AD group policy, several group policy objects
exist for you to manage 802.1X on wireless networks. These GPOs don't exist
for wired interfaces, and there are no published APIs for managing wired
802.1X client computers. Some architectural reasons prevent adding GPOs to
Windows 2000 and Windows XP for wired 802.1X. Because of this lack of
centralized management capability, large-scale 802.1X deployment on Windows
isn't feasible."

If someone knows a third-party tool to change these authentication settings
centrally please let me know.

MC




"MC" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> Are there any Group Policy Templates available to configure 802.1X
> authentication settings on LAN interfaces ?
> I think Microsoft only povides a GPO Template for configuring Wireless
> LANs and their authentication methods.
>
> Thanks for answers,
> MC
>
>