EAP over LAN

E406987

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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Statements (48)

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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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

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