N4N042: Meet MACsec

Update: 2025-11-06

Description

MACsec is a protocol for encrypting Ethernet frames on a local (though not always local) network. Ethan Banks and Holly Metlitzky have an ELI5 (explain like I’m 5) discussion as to what exactly is MACsec and how it differs from IPsec. They talk about when and whether you need to implement MACsec with all the... Read more »

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In Channel

N4N043: Redundancy vs. High Availability Part 1

2025-11-2001:00:28

N4N042: Meet MACsec

2025-11-0652:19

N4N041: Switched Virtual Interface (SVI) and Integrated Routing and Bridging (IRB)

2025-10-2349:58

N4N040: Mock Interview for a Network Administration Job

2025-10-0901:03:15

N4N039: Configuring an IPsec Tunnel

2025-09-2501:01:20

N4N038: Well Actually 02 – OSPF Multi-Area and LSA Types

2025-09-1549:57

N4N037: IPsec Basics

2025-08-2858:11

N4N036: OSPF Area Types

2025-08-1401:08:51

N4N035: Well Actually . . . Listener Comments and Corrections

2025-07-3146:35

N4N034: OSPF Network Types

2025-07-2443:10

N4N033: OSPF Neighbor Formation and Timers

2025-07-1756:52

N4N032: OSPF Basics

2025-06-2656:47

N4N031: When Is It Time For a Routing Protocol?

2025-06-1954:39

N4N030: Network Shapes and Sizes

2025-06-1201:03:06

N4N029: Four Goals of Network Design

2025-06-0501:04:17

N4N028: The Wide World of WANs

2025-05-2901:01:13

N4N027: Tunneling Quirks & Features

2025-05-2248:42

N4N026: What Is a Tunnel?

2025-05-1553:43

N4N025: DHCP – Someone Get Me an Address!

2025-05-0856:43

N4N024: DNS Security, Record Types, and Reverse DNS

2025-05-0149:19

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