Description

WPA_Supplicant is a security-oriented open source wireless networking application that provides secure access to wireless networks using the 802.1X protocol. It is typically used to authenticate users against an 802.1X-capable access point, and provides dynamic key exchange for user authentication and encryption. WPA_Supplicant can be used to access both WPA and WPA2 networks and is particularly useful in environments where there is no support for 802.1X authentication. It is also useful in environments where the wireless network is not able to be configured with a RADIUS server. WPA_Supplicant supports a variety of authentication methods, including EAP-TLS, EAP-TTLS, PEAP, and LEAP. It also supports a variety of encryption methods, including WEP, WPA, and WPA2. WPA_Supplicant is available for most operating systems, including Linux, Windows, and Mac OS X.

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