IEEE SA - 802.1X-2004 - IEEE Standard for Local and metropolitan area networks - Port-Based Network Access Control

Description: Port-based network access control makes use of the physical access characteristics of IEEE 802 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.

Status:

Working Group: WG802.1 - Higher Layer LAN Protocols Working Group

Oversight Committee: C/LM - LAN/MAN Standards Committee

Sponsor: IEEE Computer Society

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