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Diffstat (limited to 'share')
-rw-r--r-- | share/man/man4/wlan_acl.4 | 3 | ||||
-rw-r--r-- | share/man/man4/wlan_ccmp.4 | 13 | ||||
-rw-r--r-- | share/man/man4/wlan_tkip.4 | 13 | ||||
-rw-r--r-- | share/man/man4/wlan_wep.4 | 10 | ||||
-rw-r--r-- | share/man/man4/wlan_xauth.4 | 10 |
5 files changed, 26 insertions, 23 deletions
diff --git a/share/man/man4/wlan_acl.4 b/share/man/man4/wlan_acl.4 index 9d628a86f3ba..1a9544137730 100644 --- a/share/man/man4/wlan_acl.4 +++ b/share/man/man4/wlan_acl.4 @@ -38,8 +38,9 @@ The .Nm module implements a MAC-based access control plugin for use with 802.11 devices operating as an access point. +The .Nm -is an 802.11 access control plugin module for use with the +module is an 802.11 access control plugin module for use with the .Xr wlan 4 module. This module is automatically loaded if an application configures diff --git a/share/man/man4/wlan_ccmp.4 b/share/man/man4/wlan_ccmp.4 index 7f94ad29eaec..ccf7a2720635 100644 --- a/share/man/man4/wlan_ccmp.4 +++ b/share/man/man4/wlan_ccmp.4 @@ -38,24 +38,25 @@ The .Nm module handles the AES-CCMP cryptographic requirements of the WPA and 802.11i protocols. -.Nm -does encapsulation and decapsulation of CCMP-encoded 802.11 frames +It does encapsulation and decapsulation of CCMP-encoded 802.11 frames and optionally calculates the AES-CCMP cipher. +The .Nm -is an 802.11 cryptographic plugin module for use by the +module is an 802.11 cryptographic plugin module for use by the .Xr wlan 4 module. This module is automatically loaded if an AES-CCMP key is configured; typically by a WPA supplicant program such as wpa_supplicant, -or a WPA authenticator program such as hostapd. +or a WPA authenticator program such as +.Nm hostapd . Should the underlying network device not be capable of doing the AES-CCMP calculations in hardware, the .Nm module will do the work. .Sh SEE ALSO .Xr wlan 4 , -.Xr wlan_wep 4 , -.Xr wlan_tkip 4 +.Xr wlan_tkip 4 , +.Xr wlan_wep 4 .Sh STANDARDS More information can be found in the IEEE 802.11, WPA, and 802.11i Standards. .Sh HISTORY diff --git a/share/man/man4/wlan_tkip.4 b/share/man/man4/wlan_tkip.4 index 0cf33ab981b4..0dd45b81290d 100644 --- a/share/man/man4/wlan_tkip.4 +++ b/share/man/man4/wlan_tkip.4 @@ -38,24 +38,25 @@ The .Nm module handles the TKIP and Michael cryptographic requirements of the WPA and 802.11i protocols. -.Nm -does encapsulation and decapsulation of TKIP-encoded 802.11 frames +It does encapsulation and decapsulation of TKIP-encoded 802.11 frames and optionally calculates the TKIP cipher and Michale MIC. +The .Nm -is an 802.11 cryptographic plugin module for use by the +module is an 802.11 cryptographic plugin module for use by the .Xr wlan 4 module. This module is automatically loaded if a TKIP key is configured; typically by a WPA supplicant program such as wpa_supplicant, -or a WPA authenticator program such as hostapd. +or a WPA authenticator program such as +.Nm hostapd . Should the underlying network device not be capable of doing the TKIP and/or Michael calculations in hardware, the .Nm module will do the work. .Sh SEE ALSO .Xr wlan 4 , -.Xr wlan_wep 4 , -.Xr wlan_ccmp 4 +.Xr wlan_ccmp 4 , +.Xr wlan_wep 4 .Sh STANDARDS More information can be found in the IEEE 802.11, WPA, and 802.11i Standards. .Sh HISTORY diff --git a/share/man/man4/wlan_wep.4 b/share/man/man4/wlan_wep.4 index 572ef1056caf..3bf1040d34b5 100644 --- a/share/man/man4/wlan_wep.4 +++ b/share/man/man4/wlan_wep.4 @@ -37,11 +37,11 @@ The .Nm module handles the WEP cryptographic requirements of the 802.11 protocol. -.Nm -does encapsulation and decapsulation of WEP-encoded 802.11 frames +It does encapsulation and decapsulation of WEP-encoded 802.11 frames and optionally calculates the WEP cipher. +The .Nm -is an 802.11 cryptographic plugin module for use by the +module is an 802.11 cryptographic plugin module for use by the .Xr wlan 4 module. This module is automatically loaded if a WEP key is configured with @@ -52,8 +52,8 @@ calculations in hardware, the module will do the work. .Sh SEE ALSO .Xr wlan 4 , -.Xr wlan_tkip 4 , -.Xr wlan_ccmp 4 +.Xr wlan_ccmp 4 , +.Xr wlan_tkip 4 .Sh STANDARDS More information can be found in the IEEE 802.11 Standard. .Sh HISTORY diff --git a/share/man/man4/wlan_xauth.4 b/share/man/man4/wlan_xauth.4 index d0fe2ff6b54b..cf806a9ee4d0 100644 --- a/share/man/man4/wlan_xauth.4 +++ b/share/man/man4/wlan_xauth.4 @@ -38,15 +38,15 @@ The .Nm module implements an authenticator plugin that is intended for use with user-mode authentication implementations such -as hostapd. -The -.Nm -hooks into the 802.11 layer and does nothing. +as +.Nm hostapd . +It hooks into the 802.11 layer and does nothing. As a result, 802.11 stations that associate are not authorized to send or receive frames until they are authorized by an external agent; typically using a protocol such as WPA, 802.1x, or 802.11i. +The .Nm -is an 802.11 authenticator plugin module for use by the +module is an 802.11 authenticator plugin module for use by the .Xr wlan 4 module. This module is automatically loaded if an application configures |