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Is there an open source software to run a 802.1x authenticator (ie. NAS) within Linux?

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Mar 15, 20262922 views
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I have the following setup: I would like to activate 802.1x authentication on the Windows PCs, and have the Linux Box play the role of a 802.1x authenticator (blocking all access to the Internet until the Windows PCs have properly authenticated themselves using the 802.1x protocol, and the Linux Bo…

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____________
[Windows PC1] ---------|            |
                       | Linux Box  |----------[Internet]
[Windows PC2] ---------|____________|
  …

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If you know that OpenWRT implements this, then I would definitely ask on the OpenWRT forums. The devs are there and might be able to point you to the relevant part of the code. Wrapping it up and deploying it is another matter, it might not be packa…

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