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        "content_html": "<h2>Source facts</h2>\n<p>Microsoft documents XML connection profiles for Wi-Fi, Ethernet, and VPN. The files contain connection settings and can be exported, imported, and edited. Selecting options through the Windows interface changes the corresponding XML configuration; an export makes those choices available for inspection. Microsoft describes command-line profile transfer as an option when Group Policy or MDM cannot be used. <a href=\"https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/networking/technologies/extensible-authentication-protocol/configure-eap-profiles\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Microsoft documentation</a>.</p>\n<h2>Applicability</h2>\n<p>Identify the connection type, Windows release, intended authentication method, and deployment channel. Use the source section for that particular profile type; review interface differences before copying a procedure between operating-system releases.</p>\n<h2>DSE recommendation</h2>\n<p>Create a representative profile through the approved interface, then examine its exported configuration with the network authentication owner. Annotate the intended settings and record any differences from the existing profile. Approve the distribution mechanism and target devices before importing the file more broadly.</p>\n<h2>Verification</h2>\n<p>On a test device, import the reviewed profile and compare the resulting settings with the approved configuration. Exercise the intended network connection and an explicitly rejected authentication case. Keep sanitized configuration differences and connection results together, and investigate any setting that changes during export or import.</p>\n<h2>Official references</h2>\n<p><a href=\"https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/networking/technologies/extensible-authentication-protocol/configure-eap-profiles\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Microsoft Learn: Configure EAP Profiles and Settings in Windows</a>. Source reviewed September 8, 2026.</p>",
        "content_text": "Source facts\nMicrosoft documents XML connection profiles for Wi-Fi, Ethernet, and VPN. The files contain connection settings and can be exported, imported, and edited. Selecting options through the Windows interface changes the corresponding XML configuration; an export makes those choices available for inspection. Microsoft describes command-line profile transfer as an option when Group Policy or MDM cannot be used. Microsoft documentation.\nApplicability\nIdentify the connection type, Windows release, intended authentication method, and deployment channel. Use the source section for that particular profile type; review interface differences before copying a procedure between operating-system releases.\nDSE recommendation\nCreate a representative profile through the approved interface, then examine its exported configuration with the network authentication owner. Annotate the intended settings and record any differences from the existing profile. Approve the distribution mechanism and target devices before importing the file more broadly.\nVerification\nOn a test device, import the reviewed profile and compare the resulting settings with the approved configuration. Exercise the intended network connection and an explicitly rejected authentication case. Keep sanitized configuration differences and connection results together, and investigate any setting that changes during export or import.\nOfficial references\nMicrosoft Learn: Configure EAP Profiles and Settings in Windows. Source reviewed September 8, 2026.",
        "content_markdown": "## Source facts\n\nMicrosoft documents XML connection profiles for Wi-Fi, Ethernet, and VPN. The files contain connection settings and can be exported, imported, and edited. Selecting options through the Windows interface changes the corresponding XML configuration; an export makes those choices available for inspection. Microsoft describes command-line profile transfer as an option when Group Policy or MDM cannot be used. [Microsoft documentation](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/networking/technologies/extensible-authentication-protocol/configure-eap-profiles).\n\n## Applicability\n\nIdentify the connection type, Windows release, intended authentication method, and deployment channel. Use the source section for that particular profile type; review interface differences before copying a procedure between operating-system releases.\n\n## DSE recommendation\n\nCreate a representative profile through the approved interface, then examine its exported configuration with the network authentication owner. Annotate the intended settings and record any differences from the existing profile. Approve the distribution mechanism and target devices before importing the file more broadly.\n\n## Verification\n\nOn a test device, import the reviewed profile and compare the resulting settings with the approved configuration. Exercise the intended network connection and an explicitly rejected authentication case. Keep sanitized configuration differences and connection results together, and investigate any setting that changes during export or import.\n\n## Official references\n\n[Microsoft Learn: Configure EAP Profiles and Settings in Windows](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/networking/technologies/extensible-authentication-protocol/configure-eap-profiles). Source reviewed September 8, 2026."
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