Research 802.1x Authentication protocol

We all use daily wireless technology. Secure authentication is very important when communicating over wi-fi. Your textbook chapter 4 mentions briefly 802.1x - this authentication method, also known as dot1x, merits more attention.

Using independent research find out more about 802.1x, post your findings in this forum, topics are not  limited to the following list:

Authenticator

Supplicant

Authenticator server

EAP, EAP-TLS , EAP-FAST

802.1x Radius