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Sequence diagram of the 802.1X progression (initiated by the supplicant) Initialization On detection of a new supplicant, the port on the switch (authenticator) is enabled and set to the "unauthorized" state. In this state, only 802.1X traffic is allowed; other traffic, such as the Internet Protocol (and with that TCP and UDP), is dropped.
If the authentication succeeds, the authenticator typically allows the computer to connect to the network. IEEE 802.1x network-diagram example. The hub is optional; the supplicant can connect straight to the authenticator itself.
A basic form of NAC is the 802.1X standard. Network access control aims to do exactly what the name implies—control access to a network with policies, including pre-admission endpoint security policy checks and post-admission controls over where users and devices can go on a network and what they can do.
EAP was originally developed for PPP(Point-to-Point Protocol) but today is widely used in IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.11(WiFi) or IEEE 802.16 as a part of IEEE 802.1x authentication framework. The latest version is standardized in RFC 5247.
IEEE 802.1X RADIUS Usage Guidelines: September 2003: 802.1X: RFC 4014: RADIUS Attributes Suboption for the DHCP Relay Agent Information Option: February 2005: RFC 4372: Chargeable User Identity: January 2006: RFC 4590: RADIUS Extension for Digest Authentication: July 2006: Obsoleted by RFC 5090: RFC 4668: RADIUS Authentication Client MIB for ...
802.1X clients and servers developed by specific firms may support other EAP types. This certification is an attempt for popular EAP types to interoperate; their failure to do so as of 2013 is one of the major issues preventing rollout of 802.1X on heterogeneous networks. Commercial 802.1X servers include Microsoft Network Policy Server and ...
IEEE 802 is a family of Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) standards for local area networks (LANs), personal area networks (PANs), and metropolitan area networks (MANs). The IEEE 802 LAN/MAN Standards Committee (LMSC) maintains these standards.
The Lightweight Extensible Authentication Protocol (LEAP) method was developed by Cisco Systems prior to the IEEE ratification of the 802.11i security standard. [3] Cisco distributed the protocol through the CCX (Cisco Certified Extensions) as part of getting 802.1X and dynamic WEP adoption into the industry in the absence of a standard.