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802.1Q An IEEE standard that defines virtual LANs.
802.1X A port-based access control standard, 802.1X provides an authorization framework that allows or disallows traffic to pass through a port and thereby access network resources. An 802.1X framework may be implemented in either a wireless or a wired environment. The three main components of an 802.1X framework are the supplicant, the authenticator, and the authentication server.
802.1X/EAP A term used to specify an 802.1X authentication using an EAP authentication protocol.
802.1X supplicant There are three roles in the 802.1X process: supplicant, authenticator, and authentication server. The supplicant is the 802.1X software agent residing on the device wishing to authenticate ...
