802.1x and EAP

[sarahr202]

Hi every body

How is everybody doing?

Does 802.1x require the usage of EAP ? or can we use 802.1x without using EAP?

thanks and have a geat weekend.

[sarahr202]

That is what I found.

The 802.1x protocol uses EAP protocol which in turn defines different eap messages.,Supplicant ,authenticator and radius server.

[Kishore Chennupati · Accepted solution]

hi sarah,

802.1x uses the EAP framework if you will. As you pointed out, it uses supplicant, authenticator, authentication server to authenticate, authorise a client.

I don't think you can use 802.1x without EAP because you have to some framework to allow the client to authenticate etc.

thats just my opinion

HTH

Kishore