linux man page for wlan_xauth

Query: wlan_xauth

OS: linux

Section: 4

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WLAN_XAUTH(4)						   BSD Kernel Interfaces Manual 					     WLAN_XAUTH(4)

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.
BSD
December 7, 2004 BSD
Related Man Pages
hostapd(8) - netbsd
wlan(4) - suse
wlan(4) - opendarwin
wlan(4) - xfree86
wlan(4) - osf1
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