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author | sam <sam@FreeBSD.org> | 2004-12-08 17:47:32 +0000 |
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committer | sam <sam@FreeBSD.org> | 2004-12-08 17:47:32 +0000 |
commit | 159fb6e9ec883a0a976c4599cfad7630fd1fd72a (patch) | |
tree | b7d8b405ba0323d06bfa9d6f04eac84c539cbe0f /share/man/man4/wlan_xauth.4 | |
parent | b63f688d6cb160262f340130d1563f5c6c17dad5 (diff) | |
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Updates for revised ath and net80211 support; the new man pages are
placeholders for real material.
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diff --git a/share/man/man4/wlan_xauth.4 b/share/man/man4/wlan_xauth.4 new file mode 100644 index 0000000..0e301f2 --- /dev/null +++ b/share/man/man4/wlan_xauth.4 @@ -0,0 +1,62 @@ +.\" +.\" Copyright (c) 2004 Sam Leffler +.\" All rights reserved. +.\" +.\" Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without +.\" modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions +.\" are met: +.\" 1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright +.\" notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer. +.\" 2. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright +.\" notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the +.\" documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution. +.\" +.\" THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE AUTHOR AND CONTRIBUTORS ``AS IS'' AND +.\" ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE +.\" IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE +.\" ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHOR OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE +.\" FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL +.\" DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS +.\" OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) +.\" HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT +.\" LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY +.\" OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF +.\" SUCH DAMAGE. +.\" +.\" $FreeBSD$ +.\" +.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 implements an authenticator plugin that is intended +for use with user-mode authentication implementations such +as hostapd. +The +.Nm +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. +.Nm +is an 802.11 authenticator plugin module for use by the +.Xr wlan 4 +module. +This module is automatically loaded if an applications configures +an 802.11 device for operation as an AP with WPA or 802.1x authentication. +.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 . |