EAP-based Authentication

RFC 3748, Extensible Authentication Protocol (EAP) describes a flexible and extensible framework that enables authentication services. While the RFC itself describes only a single authentication method, MD5-Challenge, the provided framework support numerous authentication methods.

The current release supports the seven EAP-based authentication methods described in the following sections. Note that for all currently supported EAP authentication methods that the actual authentication is provided by an adjacent RADIUS server. During the EAP-based authentication exchange the OCSBC functions as a packet relay between the authenticating client(s) and the RADIUS server.