Authenticator Communication and Security function

The following functional entities protoplast those in existing, deployed network entrance control systems:

The Supplicant is the seal and authorization entity on the wireless terminal that is requesting network access.

The Authenticator is the authentication and authorization entity in the wired approach network at the point of contiguity between the wireless terminal and the wired netting (typically at the wireless access sally/base station or the hop interview router) that is performing access rule.

The Account Authority is the sink deep of trust between the Supplicant and Authenticator that have power to authenticate the Supplicants credentials and find out for what type of service the Supplicant is authorized. The Account Authority may in addition handle key management. The Account Authority is usually a server somewhere in the access network or in the Internet.

This delineation contains no specic binding of the entities to specic network devices. Later in the chapter, we reason about such binding for two specic examples of reticulated access control systems.

The following functional entities facsimile those in existing, deployed network fit control systems:

The Supplicant is the seal and authorization entity on the wireless ultimate that is requesting network access.

The Authenticator is the verification and authorization entity in the wired avenue network at the point of contact between the wireless terminal and the wired netting (typically at the wireless access flash of wit/base station or the hop enlargement router) that is performing access repress.

The Account Authority is the eradicate of trust between the Supplicant and Authenticator that have power to authenticate the Supplicants credentials and find out for what type of service the Supplicant is authorized. The Account Authority may likewise handle key management. The Account Authority is usually a server in some place in the access network or in the Internet.

This representation contains no specic binding of the entities to specic network devices. Later in the chapter, we argue such binding for two specic examples of network access control systems.

The Authenticator is the authentication and authorization entity in the wired increase network at the point of junction between the wireless terminal and the wired reticulated (typically at the wireless access single thing/base station or the hop entranceway router) that is performing access check.

The Account Authority is the extirpate of trust between the Supplicant and Authenticator that have power to authenticate the Supplicants credentials and make out for what type of service the Supplicant is authorized. The Account Authority may moreover handle key management. The Account Authority is usually a server somewhere in the access network or in the Internet.

This representation contains no specic binding of the entities to specic netting devices. Later in the chapter, we sift such binding for two specic examples of netting access control systems.