---
name: "wlan_xauth"
section: "4"
platform: "linux"
package: "freebsd-manpages"
version: "6.0-5"
release: "Debian 4.0 (Etch)"
platforms: ["linux", "freebsd"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/wlan_xauth"
---

# wlan\_xauth(4)

External authenticator support for 802.11 devices

## NAME

**wlan\_xauth** – External authenticator support for 802.11 devices

## SYNOPSIS

**device wlan\_xauth**

## DESCRIPTION

The **wlan\_xauth** module implements an authenticator plugin that is intended for use with user-mode authentication implementations such as **hostapd**. It hooks into the 802.11 layer and does nothing. As a result, 802.11 stations that associate are not authorized to send or receive frames until they are authorized by an external agent; typically using a protocol such as WPA, 802.1x, or 802.11i. The **wlan\_xauth** module is an 802.11 authenticator plugin module for use by the [wlan(4)](/wlan/4.md) module. This module is automatically loaded if an application configures an 802.11 device for operation as an AP with WPA or 802.1x authentication.

## SEE ALSO

[wlan(4)](/wlan/4.md)

## STANDARDS

More information can be found in the IEEE 802.11, WPA, and 802.11i Standards.

## HISTORY

The **wlan\_xauth** driver first appeared in FreeBSD 6.0.