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.

Debian                                          December 7, 2004                                   WLAN_XAUTH(4)