A municipal architecture diagram lists 802.1X roles as supplicant, authenticator, and authentication server. How do those map on a typical staff WLAN?
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Short Explanation
Laptop asks, AP referees, RADIUS decides. That three-way handshake of roles is 802.1X in plain clothes. Mix them up and the diagram stops making sense.
Full Explanation
In 802.1X over WLAN, the client endpoint acts as the supplicant, the access point or wireless controller acts as the authenticator bridging EAP to AAA, and the RADIUS (or equivalent) service is the authentication server. Role confusion leads to mis-designed tests and remediations. WPA3 does not remove the authenticator role in Enterprise deployments.