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802.1X is a standard that is part of 802.1, it allows consists in access control to a network by allowing/blocking all packets at the client's point of access into the network, including all broadcast packets, etc. A network switch, wifi router, or similar device implementing this ... It is possible on Wi-Fi, ethernet and other mediums.
Upon connecting a device to an ethernet port on a switch or associating to a wireless SSID, the network switch or wifi router concerned will initially not allow any data to be transmitted/received by the device. It will request the connected device to identify itself and, upon approval of the supplied credentials by an authentication server, start accepting packets from/to the newly connected device, or continue dis-allowing, in the case the authentication server did not approve the credentials.
Architecture
Things to mention:
What RADIUS/802.1X is able to provide and not and in which situations.
Varying implementation of features
Architecture
Things to mention:
Re-auth, accounting, request from server, features supported by TP-Link NASes
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