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EAP packet format
 Code: Type of the EAP packet, which can be Request (1), Response (2), Success (3), or Failure (4).
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Identifier: Used for matching Responses with Requests.
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Length: Length (in bytes) of the EAP packet, which is the sum of the Code, Identifier, Length, and Data
fields.
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Data: Content of the EAP packet. This field appears only in a Request or Response EAP packet. The
field comprises the request type (or the response type) and the type data. Type 1 (Identify) and type 4
(MD5-challenge) are two examples for the type field.
EAPOL frame format
a shows the EAPOL frame format.
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EAPOL frame format
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PAE Ethernet type: Protocol type. It takes the value 0x888E for EAPOL.
 Protocol version: The EAPOL protocol version used by the EAPOL packet sender.
 Type: Type of the EAPOL packet. 2 lists the types of EAPOL packets that the HP implementation of
802.1X supports.
2.
Types of EAPOL packets
Value Type Description
0x00 EAP-Packet
The client and the network access device uses
EAP-Packets to transport authentication information.
0x01 EAPOL-Start
The client sends an EAPOL-Start message to initiate
802.1X authentication to the network access device.
0x02 EAPOL-Logoff
The client sends an EAPOL-Logoff message to tell the
network access device that it is logging off.
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Length: Data length in bytes, or length of the Packet body. If packet type is EAPOL-Start or
EAPOL-Logoff, this field is set to 0, and no Packet body field follows.