<s>
Xsupplicant	B-General_Concept
is	O
a	O
supplicant	O
that	O
allows	O
a	O
workstation	O
to	O
authenticate	O
with	O
a	O
RADIUS	B-Protocol
server	I-Protocol
using	O
802.1X	O
and	O
the	O
Extensible	B-Protocol
Authentication	I-Protocol
Protocol	I-Protocol
(	O
EAP	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
can	O
be	O
used	O
for	O
computers	O
with	O
wired	O
or	O
wireless	B-Architecture
LAN	I-Architecture
connections	O
to	O
complete	O
a	O
strong	O
authentication	O
before	O
joining	O
the	O
network	O
and	O
supports	O
the	O
dynamic	O
assignment	O
of	O
WEP	B-Protocol
keys	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
Xsupplicant	B-General_Concept
up	O
to	O
version	O
1.2.8	O
was	O
designed	O
to	O
run	O
on	O
Linux	B-Application
clients	O
as	O
a	O
command	O
line	O
utility	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Version	O
1.3.X	O
and	O
greater	O
are	O
designed	O
to	O
run	O
on	O
Windows	B-Application
XP	I-Application
and	O
are	O
currently	O
being	O
ported	O
to	O
Linux/BSD	O
systems	O
,	O
and	O
include	O
a	O
robust	O
graphical	B-Application
user	I-Application
interface	I-Application
,	O
and	O
also	O
includes	O
Network	O
Access	O
Control	O
(	O
NAC	O
)	O
functionality	O
from	O
Trusted	O
Computing	O
Group	O
's	O
Trusted	O
Network	O
Connect	O
NAC	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Xsupplicant	B-General_Concept
was	O
chosen	O
by	O
the	O
OpenSea	O
Alliance	O
,	O
dedicated	O
to	O
developing	O
,	O
promoting	O
,	O
and	O
distributing	O
an	O
open	O
source	O
802.1X	O
supplicant	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Xsupplicant	B-General_Concept
supports	O
the	O
following	O
EAP	O
types	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
Xsupplicant	B-General_Concept
is	O
primarily	O
maintained	O
by	O
Chris	O
Hessing	O
.	O
</s>
