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32 .Nd "authenticator for IEEE 802.11 networks"
41 is an authenticator for IEEE 802.11 networks.
42 It provides full support for WPA/IEEE 802.11i and
43 can also act as an IEEE 802.1X Authenticator with a suitable
44 backend Authentication Server (typically
49 implements the authentication protocols that piggyback on top
50 of the normal IEEE 802.11 protocol mechanisms.
53 as an authenticator, the underlying device must support some
54 basic functionality such as the ability to set security information
55 in the 802.11 management frames.
56 Beware that not all devices have this support.
63 program that runs in the
64 background and acts as the backend component controlling
65 the wireless connection.
66 It supports separate frontend programs such as the
70 The following arguments must be specified on the command line:
71 .Bl -tag -width indent
73 Use the settings in the specified configuration file; the name of
74 the specified wireless interface is contained in this file.
77 for a description of the configuration file syntax.
79 Changes to the configuration file can be reloaded by sending a
86 .Dq Li "hostapd_cli reconfigure" .
89 The options are as follows:
90 .Bl -tag -width indent
92 Enable debugging messages.
93 If this option is supplied twice, more verbose messages are displayed.
97 Include timestamps in debugging output.
99 Display version information on the terminal and exit.
101 Detach from the controlling terminal and run as a daemon process
104 Include key information in debugging output.
119 utility first appeared in
124 utility was written by
125 .An Jouni Malinen Aq jkmaline@cc.hut.fi .
126 This manual page is derived from the