Supplicant framework to handle clientless devices on a dot1x platform
US8767526B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 27, 2010 |
| Grant date | Jul 1, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 5, 2032 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L63/162
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A network device may include a supplicant framework to generate a first 802.1x packet using a MAC address, associated with a first device as a first username and password in the first 802.1x packet; and generate a second 802.1x packet using a second username and password received from a second device via a captive-portal web page. The network device may further include an authenticator state machine to authenticate the first device with a Remote Authentication Dial In User Service (RADIUS) server using a first Extensible Authentication Protocol (EAP) packet that includes the first 802.1x packet; authenticate the second device with the RADIUS server using a second EAP packet that includes the second 802.1x packet; receive a third EAP packet from a third device; and authenticate the third device with the RADIUS server using the third EAP packet.
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