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A wireless network uses a RADIUS server that is connected to an authenticator, which in turn connects to a supplicant. Which of the following represents the authentication architecture in use?

  • A. Open systems authentication
  • B. Captive portal
  • C. RADIUS federation
  • D. 802.1x
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Ales
Highly Voted 5 years, 1 month ago
802.1X uses three terms that you need to know. The user or client that wants to be authenticated is called a supplicant. The actual server doing the authentication, typically a RADIUS server, is called the authentication server. And the device in between, such as a wireless access point, is called the authenticator. 802.1X is a standard for port-based network access control (PNAC), but it does not inherently provide any single sign-on functionality.
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Hanzero
Highly Voted 4 years, 2 months ago
You see supplicant choose 802.1X
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StickyMac231
Most Recent 3 years, 6 months ago
Mainly a server that is a supplicant connected to authenticator, which is switch or access point. And 802.1x is used to authenticate users between RADIUS server and an access point or a switch.
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vaxakaw829
4 years, 4 months ago
It is clearly stated here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IEEE_802.1X
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Rockadocious
5 years, 5 months ago
Interesting...The first word that jumped out to me was "supplicant" The IEEE 802.1X standard uses the term "supplicant" to refer either to hardware or to software. <wikipedia>
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