IEEE 802.1x or dot1x Protocol: Port-Based Authentication

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Last updated: Mar 18, 2021
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https://www.juniper.net/documentation/en_US/release-independent/nce/topics/concept/nce157-aruba-do1x-mac-technical-overview.html


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IEEE_802.1X


802.1x is the encapsulation of EAP over IEEE 802 ( 802.3 is Ethernet and 802.11 is Wireless LAN ), also known as "EAP over LANs" or EAPOL

Extensible Authentication Protocol (EAP) over LAN (EAPoL)


802.1X Packethttps://packetlife.net/captures/protocol/eapol/

Ethernet (eth type = 0x888e ) / 802.1X


EAPoLExtensible Authentication Protocol over LAN (EAPoL)


EAPExtensible Authentication Protocol (EAP) 


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