NAME
wlan_xauth —
External authenticator support for
802.11 devices
SYNOPSIS
device wlan_xauth
DESCRIPTION
Thewlan_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
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.