[KLUG Members] 802.1x EAP support?

[Adam Williams]

Anyone know of a way to support "IEEE 802.1x (EAP authenication over
802.3/11)" on a Linux device?  This seems like a way to seemlessly
control access from a wireless network.  And WinXP supports it, so even
the trogs could use it!

FreeRADIUS has a doc on doing this -
http://www.freeradius.org/doc/EAPTLS.pdf

Anyone used this?

http://www.intel.com/support/network/wireless/seceap.htm
802.1x very brief overview
It is a port access protocol for protecting networks via authentication.
As a result, this type of authentication method is extremely useful in
the wireless environment due to the nature of the medium. If a wireless
user is authenticated via 802.1x for network access, a virtual port is
opened on the access point allowing for communication. If not
successfully authorized, a virtual port is not made available and
communications are blocked.