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34 .Nd "authenticator for IEEE 802.11 networks"
43 is an authenticator for IEEE 802.11 networks.
44 It provides full support for WPA/IEEE 802.11i and
45 can also act as an IEEE 802.1X Authenticator with a suitable
46 backend Authentication Server (typically
51 implements the authentication protocols that piggyback on top
52 of the normal IEEE 802.11 protocol mechanisms.
55 as an authenticator, the underlying device must support some
56 basic functionality such as the ability to set security information
57 in the 802.11 management frames.
58 Beware that not all devices have this support.
65 program that runs in the
66 background and acts as the backend component controlling
67 the wireless connection.
68 It supports separate frontend programs such as the
72 The following arguments must be specified on the command line:
73 .Bl -tag -width indent
75 Use the settings in the specified configuration file; the name of
76 the specified wireless interface is contained in this file.
79 for a description of the configuration file syntax.
81 Changes to the configuration file can be reloaded by sending a
88 .Dq Li "hostapd_cli reconfigure" .
91 The options are as follows:
92 .Bl -tag -width indent
94 Enable debugging messages.
95 If this option is supplied twice, more verbose messages are displayed.
99 Include timestamps in debugging output.
101 Display version information on the terminal and exit.
103 Detach from the controlling terminal and run as a daemon process
106 Include key information in debugging output.
120 utility first appeared in
125 utility was written by
126 .An Jouni Malinen Aq jkmaline@cc.hut.fi .
127 This manual page is derived from the