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802.1X-2001 - IEEE Standard for Port Based Network Access Control
Description: Port-based network access control makes use of the physical access characteristics of IEEE 802/sup R/ local area networks (LAN) infrastructures in order to provide a means of authenticating and authorizing devices attached to a LAN port that has point-to-point connection characteristics, and of preventing access to that port in cases in which the authentication and authorization process fails.
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Oversight Committee: C/LM - LAN/MAN Standards Committee 
Sponsor: IEEE Computer Society
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