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A Study of Security Issues of Eduroam Networks in Portugal Batista, Luís Miguel Gomes, Hélder Almeida, João Rafael Eduroam Wi-Fi Credential stealing Attack Network Security Enterprise Wi-Fi networks provide seamless connectivity for businesses and public entities. In educational settings, these networks are essential for delivering services to students. Eduroam is one of the most widely recognized university Wi-Fi enterprise networks. It uses 802.1x protocols and TLS tunnels to establish mutual authentication. Eduroam caters to a diverse population of students and faculty worldwide, managing a vast number of unregulated devices, some of which, require manual configuration to operate in a secure setting. This study aims to evaluate the security robustness of the 802.1x protocol, particularly within the Eduroam framework. A comprehensive study was conducted to examine compliance with institutional instructions for network configuration guidance. The results from 91 Portuguese institutions using Eduroam revealed that many lacked knowledge of Wi-Fi security. This lack of awareness is then passed on to users, resulting in vulnerable connections. Schloss Dagstuhl – Leibniz-Zentrum für Informatik Luís Miguel Batista and Hélder Gomes and João Rafael Almeida 2024 Is Part Of OASIcs, Volume 120, 13th Symposium on Languages, Applications and Technologies (SLATE 2024) InProceedings Text doc-type:ResearchArticle publishedVersion application/pdf doi:10.4230/OASIcs.SLATE.2024.14 urn:nbn:de:0030-drops-220855 https://drops.dagstuhl.de/entities/document/10.4230/OASIcs.SLATE.2024.14 eng https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/legalcode