"As of now Android doesn’t support 802.1x Authentication over Ethernet natively."
In today’s enterprise environments, secure wired network access is essential—especially in sectors like education, government, and large corporations. IEEE 802.1X, a port-based Network Access Control (PNAC) protocol, provides a robust mechanism for authenticating devices connected via Ethernet.
However, native support for Ethernet 802.1X on Android devices has historically been limited or inconsistent.
This blog presents a proposed solution to implement Ethernet 802.1X on Android devices overcoming the gaps in native support and ensuring compatibility across various device types.
The following components need to be modified:
- Ethernet Supplicant
- Ethernet Supplicant interface (HAL)
- EthernetManager and EthernetService/EthernetEnterpriseService
- IPConfiguration
- SELinux policies
The proposed solution supports the following authentication methods: EAP-TLS, EAP-PEAP, EAP-TTLS, EAP-MD5, and EAP-PWD.
The proposed solution has been developed and tested on AOSP Android versions 4.4, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, and 15.
Proposed solution is compliance with EDLA certification requirements.
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https://prabhusystemtech.com/2021/11/10/802_1x-authentication-over-ethernet-in-aosp-android/ https://prabhusystemtech.com/2023/05/20/setup-testing-environment-to-test-android-ethernet-802-1x/
Android only support Wifi based 802.1x. Android doesn't support Ethernet based 802.1x. The provided custom solution is different based on different version of Android OS.