wlan_xauth —
External authenticator support for 802.11
devices
device wlan_xauth
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).
wlan(4)
More information can be found in the IEEE 802.11, WPA, and 802.11i Standards.
The
wlan_xauth driver first appeared in
FreeBSD 6.0.