Procedure 3. Installing Xsupplicant

1. Download the latest source from http://www.open1x.org/

       # cd /usr/local/src
       # wget http://belnet.dl.sourceforge.net/sourceforge/open1x/xsupplicant-1.0.tar.gz
       # tar zxfv xsupplicant-1.0.tar.gz
       # cd xsupplicant
       

2. Configure, make, and install:

       # ./configure
       # make
       # make install
       

3. If the configuration file wasn't installed (copied) into the "etc" folder, do it manually:

       # mkdir -p /usr/local/etc/1x
       # cp etc/tls-example.conf /usr/local/etc/1x
       

Procedure 4. Configuring Xsupplicant

1. The Supplicant must have access to the root certificate.

   If the Supplicant needs to authenticate against the Authentication Server (authentication both ways), the Supplicant must have certificates as well.

   Create a certificate folder, and move the certificates into it:

       # mkdir -p /usr/local/etc/1x/certs
       # cp root.pem /usr/local/etc/1x/certs/
       # (copy optional client certificate(s) into the same folder)
      

2. Open and edit the configuration file:

      # startup_command: the command to run when Xsupplicant is first started.
      #   This command can do things such as configure the card to associate with
      #   the network properly.
      startup_command = <BEGIN_COMMAND>/usr/local/etc/1x/startup.sh<END_COMMAND>
      

   The startup.sh will be created shortly.

3. When the client is authenticated, it will transmit a DHCP request or manually set an IP address. Here, the Supplicant sets its IP address manually in startup2.sh:

      # first_auth_command: the command to run when Xsupplicant authenticates to
      #   a wireless network for the first time.  This will usually be used to
      #   start a DHCP client process.
      #first_auth_command = <BEGIN_COMMAND>dhclient %i<END_COMMAND>
      first_auth_command = <BEGIN_COMMAND>/usr/local/etc/1x/startup2.sh<END_COMMAND>
      

4. Since “-i” is just for debugging purpose (and may go away according to the developers), “allow_interfaces” must be set:

      allow_interfaces = eth0
      deny_interfaces = eth1
      

5. Next, under the “NETWORK SECTION”, we'll configure PEAP:

      # We'll be using PEAP
      allow_types = eap_peap
   
      # Don't want any eavesdropper to learn the username during the
      # first phase (which is unencrypted), so 'identity hiding' is 
      # used (using a bogus username).
      identity = <BEGIN_ID>anonymous<END_ID>
   
      eap-peap {
         # As in tls, define either a root certificate or a directory
         # containing root certificates.
         root_cert = /usr/local/etc/1x/certs/root.pem
         #root_dir = /path/to/root/certificate/dir
         #crl_dir = /path/to/dir/with/crl
         chunk_size = 1398
         random_file = /dev/urandom
         #cncheck = myradius.radius.com   # Verify that the server certificate
                                          # has this value in its CN field.
         #cnexact = yes                   # Should it be an exact match?
         session_resume = yes
   
         # Currently 'all' is just mschapv2.
         # If no allow_types is defined, all is assumed.
         #allow_types = all # where all = MSCHAPv2, MD5, OTP, GTC, SIM
         allow_types = eap_mschapv2
   
         # Right now, you can do any of these methods in PEAP:
         eap-mschapv2 {
           username = <BEGIN_UNAME>testuser<END_UNAME>
           password = <BEGIN_PASS>Secret149<END_PASS>
         }
      }
      

6. The Supplicant must first associate with the access point. The script startup.sh does that job. It is also the first command Xsupplicant executes.

   Note

   Notice the bogus key we give to iwconfig (enc 000000000)! This key is used to tell the driver to run in encrypted mode. The key gets replaced after successful authentication. This can be set to enc off only if encryption is disabled in the AP (for testing purposes).

   Both startup.sh and startup2.sh must be saved under /usr/local/etc/1x/.

      #!/bin/bash
      echo "Starting startup.sh"
      # Take down interface (if it's up)
      /sbin/ifconfig eth0 down
      # To make sure the routes are flushed
      sleep 1
      # Configuring the interface with a bogus key
      /sbin/iwconfig eth0 mode managed essid testnet enc 000000000
      # Bring the interface up and make sure it listens to multicast packets
      /sbin/ifconfig eth0 allmulti up
      echo "Finished startup.sh"
      

7. This next file is used to set the IP address statically. This can be omitted if a DHCP server is present (as it typically is, in many access points).

      #!/bin/bash
      echo "Starting startup2.sh"
      # Assigning an IP address
      /sbin/ifconfig eth0 192.168.1.5 netmask 255.255.255.0
      echo "Finished startup2.sh"