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.Dd December 7, 2004 .Dt WLAN_XAUTH 4 .Os .Sh NAME .Nm wlan_xauth .Nd External authenticator support for 802.11 devices .Sh SYNOPSIS .Cd "device wlan_xauth" .Sh DESCRIPTION The .Nm module is a .Xr wlan 4 authenticator plugin for use with user-mode authentication implementations such as .Nm 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.

p This module is automatically loaded by the rc script that normally starts .Xr hostapd 8 . .Sh SEE ALSO .Xr wlan 4 .Sh STANDARDS More information can be found in the IEEE 802.11, WPA, and 802.11i Standards. .Sh HISTORY The .Nm driver first appeared in .Fx 6.0 .