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WLAN_XAUTH(4) FreeBSD 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.
FreeBSD 14.0-RELEASE-p11 December 7, 2004 FreeBSD 14.0-RELEASE-p11