Computer authentication

[David Mitton]

Quoting Jeremy Schubert <jschubert at shaw.ca>:

> Is using a device's MAC address the only way to authenticate a   
> specific machine?
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> Jeremy Schubert
> www.schubertville.com
> www.schubertschool.com

No.
In a Windows Domain, one can use the system's workstation name and a  
credential created and assigned when the system is "joined" to the  
domain. ( typically with EAP-MSCHAP inside of PEAP)

Another technique is to assign unique certificates to the machine, and  
use EAP-TLS.

Dave.