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.

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.