wlan_xauth(4)
NAME
- wlan_xauth - External authenticator support for 802.11 de
- vices
SYNOPSIS
device wlan_xauth
DESCRIPTION
- The wlan_xauth module implements an authenticator plugin
- that is intended
for use with user-mode authentication implementations such
- as hostapd.
It hooks into the 802.11 layer and does nothing. As a re
- sult, 802.11
stations that associate are not authorized to send or re
- ceive frames
until they are authorized by an external agent; typically
- using a protocol such as WPA, 802.1x, or 802.11i. The wlan_xauth module
- is an 802.11
authenticator plugin module for use by the wlan(4) module.
- This module
is automatically loaded if an application configures an
- 802.11 device for
operation as an AP with WPA or 802.1x authentication.
SEE ALSO
wlan(4)
STANDARDS
- More information can be found in the IEEE 802.11, WPA, and
- 802.11i Standards.
HISTORY
- The wlan_xauth driver first appeared in FreeBSD 6.0.
- BSD December 7, 2004