NAME¶
wlan_xauth
—
External authenticator support for 802.11
devices
SYNOPSIS¶
device wlan_xauth
DESCRIPTION¶
The
wlan_xauth
module is a
wlan(4) authenticator plugin for use with
user-mode authentication implementations such as
hostapd
. It hooks into the 802.11 layer and
does nothing. As a result, 802.11 stations that associate are not authorized
to send or receive frames until they are authorized by an external agent;
typically using a protocol such as WPA, 802.1x, or 802.11i.
This module is automatically loaded by the rc script that normally starts
hostapd(8).
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.