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Using Fedora, how do I connect to the IU Secure wireless network?

To connect to the IU Secure wireless network at Indiana University using Fedora 9 and later, you must obtain a valid Thawte certificate and then configure NetworkManager. For other Linux distributions, see Using Linux, how do I connect to the IU Secure wireless network?

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Obtaining a Thawte certificate

The IU Secure authentication server uses Thawte as its root certificate authority. You must have a valid Thawte root certificate in Privacy-Enhanced Mail (PEM) format to connect to IU Secure.

UITS recommends that you use the certificate installed with your operating system. If you do not have the root certificate installed, you can download it from Thawte's Download Root Certificates.

After you download the thawte-roots.zip file, extract the Thawte SSLWeb Server Roots/thawte Premium Server CA/Thawte Premium Server CA.pem file to your home directory.

In the default installations of Fedora 9 and later, you can find the certificate in /etc/pki/tls/cert.pem. However, this file currently does not work for connections to IU Secure. Instead, download the certificate from Thawte's Download Root Certificates.

Connecting to IU Secure with Fedora 9 and later

  1. Click the NetworkManager applet (a pair of superimposed monitors, typically in the upper bar on the right), and then select IU Secure. The Wireless Network Secrets Required window will appear.

  2. If you don't have a Thawte certificate, download one from Thawte's Download Root Certificates.

  3. Configure the settings as follows:

    • Set "Authentication" to Protected EAP (PEAP).
    • Set "CA Certificate" to the ThawtePremiumServerCA.pem file that you downloaded from Thawte.
    • Set "PEAP Version" to Version 0.
    • Set "Inner Authentication" to MSCHAPv2.
    • Set "User Name" and "Password" to your IU Network ID credentials.

  4. Click Connect. If the connection fails, Wireless Network Secrets Required will reappear. Repeat step 2 to verify the settings.

When you successfully connect, you'll see a series of blue bars of increasing height in place of the super-imposed monitors.

At Indiana University, for personal or departmental Linux or Unix systems support, see At IU, how do I get support for Linux or Unix?

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Last modified on November 17, 2009.

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