Pre-Authentication with 802.1X doc.: IEEE 802.11-02/147 March 2002 March 2002 Pre-Authentication with 802.1X D. Halasz, Cisco, K. Amann, SpectraLink David Halasz, Cisco
Relationship Between State Variables and Services doc.: IEEE 802.11-02/147 March 2002 March 2002 Relationship Between State Variables and Services D. Halasz, Cisco, K. Amann, SpectraLink David Halasz, Cisco
Class 1 frames does include data frames March 2002 Class 1 frames does include data frames Class 1 frames (permitted from within States 1, 2 and 3): Data frames: Data frames with FC control bits "To DS” and “From DS" both false. D. Halasz, Cisco, K. Amann, SpectraLink
IEEE 802.1X packets from the supplicant go to the authenticator March 2002 IEEE 802.1X packets from the supplicant go to the authenticator From IEEE 802.1X “… This encapsulated form of EAP, known as EAP over LANs, or EAPOL, is used for all communication between the Supplicant PAE and the Authenticator PAE. The Authenticator PAE can then re-package the EAP protocol for onward transmission to the Authentication Server, if the server function is not co-located….” D. Halasz, Cisco, K. Amann, SpectraLink
March 2002 Infrastructure state information is not affected by the pre-authentication Since the authenticator sends the data to the authentication server, switches will not get confused. D. Halasz, Cisco, K. Amann, SpectraLink
Supplicants can 802.1X authenticate before 802.11 association March 2002 Supplicants can 802.1X authenticate before 802.11 association Supplicant can be associated and then perform multiple 802.1X authentications, to different APs. Supplicant can then do a make before break. D. Halasz, Cisco, K. Amann, SpectraLink