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The IEEE 802.1X specification describes a protocol that can be used for authenticating both clients and servers on a network. The authentication algorithms and methods are those provided by the Extensible Authentication Protocol (EAP), a method of authentication that has been in use for a number of years on networks that provide
When an AP acting as an authenticator detects a wireless station on the LAN, it sends an
An example for MD5 Authentication
IEEE 802.1x | RADIUS |
| RADIUS |
Access Client | Client | 3 | Server |
| 1 |
| |
|
|
|
Access Point
2 | 4 |
(1)Client requests to login the network.
(2)Login with username, password.
Windows 2000 IAS
(Internet Authentication
Service)
(3)Send username, password to RADIUS server.
(4)Approve or deny user
login to the LAN.
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