AEGIS SecureConnect (or simply ‘AEGIS’) is a network authentication system used in IEEE 802.1X networks. It was developed by Meetinghouse Data Communications, Inc. (since acquired by Cisco Systems and renamed “Cisco Secure Services Client”). The AEGIS Protocol is an 802.1X “Supplicant” (i.e. handles authentication for wired and wireless networks, such as those that use WPA-PSK, WPA-Radius, or Certificate-based authentication), and is commonly installed along with a Network Interface Card’s (NIC) drivers.