EAP over LAN

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EAP over LAN (EAPOL) is a network port-based authentication protocol used in IEEE 802.1X to securely exchange Extensible Authentication Protocol messages over wired or wireless LANs.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf IEEE 802.1X component
network authentication protocol
abbreviation EAPOL
linked to: EAP over LAN
authenticationModel client-server via authenticator
benefit centralized authentication for LAN access
improved control over endpoint access
category LAN protocol
computer network security protocol
componentOf IEEE 802.1X port-based network access control
linked to: IEEE 802.1X
definedIn IEEE 802.1X standard
linked to: IEEE 802.1X
enables dynamic port authorization
per-user network access control
encapsulation encapsulates EAP messages in Ethernet frames
frameType EtherType 0x888E
fullName Extensible Authentication Protocol over LAN
linked to: EAP over LAN
interoperatesWith RADIUS authentication infrastructure
layer data link layer
messageType EAPOL-Encapsulated-ASF-Alert
linked to: EAP over LAN

EAPOL-Key
EAPOL-Logoff
linked to: EAP over LAN

EAPOL-Packet
EAPOL-Start
primaryFunction transport EAP messages over LANs
protocolType port-based network access control protocol
relatedProtocol EAP
RADIUS
requires 802.1X supplicant software on client
802.1X-capable switch or access point
roleIn8021X carries EAP between supplicant and authenticator
securityProperty supports key derivation via EAP methods
supports mutual authentication via EAP methods
status widely deployed
supportsMedium wired LAN
wireless LAN
transportMechanism Ethernet multicast or unicast frames
usedByRole authentication server
authenticator
supplicant
usedFor network access authentication
port-based access control
usedIn campus networks
enterprise networks
public Wi-Fi hotspots
usedInStandard IEEE 802.11i
WPA
WPA2
WPA3
usesStandard IEEE 802.1X

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IEEE 802.1X encapsulates EAP over LAN
EAP fullName Extensible Authentication Protocol
linked to: EAP over LAN
EAP abbreviationFor Extensible Authentication Protocol
linked to: EAP over LAN
EAP over LAN fullName Extensible Authentication Protocol over LAN
linked to: EAP over LAN
EAP over LAN abbreviation EAPOL
linked to: EAP over LAN
EAP over LAN messageType EAPOL-Logoff
linked to: EAP over LAN
EAP over LAN messageType EAPOL-Encapsulated-ASF-Alert
linked to: EAP over LAN
IEEE 802.11i uses Extensible Authentication Protocol
linked to: EAP over LAN