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29*4f6e3ad1SSepherosa Ziehau.Dd May 14, 2006
30*4f6e3ad1SSepherosa Ziehau.Dt WLAN_XAUTH 4
31*4f6e3ad1SSepherosa Ziehau.Os
32*4f6e3ad1SSepherosa Ziehau.Sh NAME
33*4f6e3ad1SSepherosa Ziehau.Nm wlan_xauth
34*4f6e3ad1SSepherosa Ziehau.Nd External authenticator support for 802.11 devices
35*4f6e3ad1SSepherosa Ziehau.Sh SYNOPSIS
36*4f6e3ad1SSepherosa Ziehau.Cd "device wlan_xauth"
37*4f6e3ad1SSepherosa Ziehau.Sh DESCRIPTION
38*4f6e3ad1SSepherosa ZiehauThe
39*4f6e3ad1SSepherosa Ziehau.Nm
40*4f6e3ad1SSepherosa Ziehaumodule implements an authenticator plugin that is intended
41*4f6e3ad1SSepherosa Ziehaufor use with user-mode authentication implementations such
42*4f6e3ad1SSepherosa Ziehauas
43*4f6e3ad1SSepherosa Ziehau.Nm hostapd .
44*4f6e3ad1SSepherosa ZiehauIt hooks into the 802.11 layer and does nothing.
45*4f6e3ad1SSepherosa ZiehauAs a result, 802.11 stations that associate are not authorized to
46*4f6e3ad1SSepherosa Ziehausend or receive frames until they are authorized by an external agent;
47*4f6e3ad1SSepherosa Ziehautypically using a protocol such as WPA, 802.1x, or 802.11i.
48*4f6e3ad1SSepherosa ZiehauThe
49*4f6e3ad1SSepherosa Ziehau.Nm
50*4f6e3ad1SSepherosa Ziehaumodule is an 802.11 authenticator plugin module for use by the
51*4f6e3ad1SSepherosa Ziehau.Xr wlan 4
52*4f6e3ad1SSepherosa Ziehaumodule.
53*4f6e3ad1SSepherosa ZiehauThis module is automatically loaded if an application configures
54*4f6e3ad1SSepherosa Ziehauan 802.11 device for operation as an AP with WPA or 802.1x authentication.
55*4f6e3ad1SSepherosa Ziehau.Sh SEE ALSO
56*4f6e3ad1SSepherosa Ziehau.Xr wlan 4
57*4f6e3ad1SSepherosa Ziehau.Sh STANDARDS
58*4f6e3ad1SSepherosa ZiehauMore information can be found in the IEEE 802.11, WPA, and 802.11i Standards.
59*4f6e3ad1SSepherosa Ziehau.Sh HISTORY
60*4f6e3ad1SSepherosa ZiehauThe
61*4f6e3ad1SSepherosa Ziehau.Nm
62*4f6e3ad1SSepherosa Ziehaudriver first appeared in
63*4f6e3ad1SSepherosa Ziehau.Fx 6.0 .
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