1x component protocols – Allied Telesis AlliedWare Plus Operating System Version 5.4.4C (x310-26FT,x310-26FP,x310-50FT,x310-50FP) User Manual
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802.1X Introduction and Configuration
Software Reference for x310 Series Switches
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AlliedWare Plus
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Operating System - Version 5.4.4C
40.3
802.1X component protocols
There are two protocols involved in the authentication conversation:
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EAPoL exchanged between the supplicant and authenticator.
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EAPoL—Extensible Authentication Protocol over LAN— is the protocol defined in
IEEE802.1X.
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RADIUS exchanged between the authenticator and authentication server.
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RADIUS has received specific extensions to interoperate with EAPoL.
The diagram below illustrates where EAPoL and RADIUS protocols are used in the
authentication conversation:
Switch
RADIUS
Server
Supplicants
Authenticator
Authentication Server
RADIUS
EAPoL
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