Apparatus and method for controlling network access

Abstract

An apparatus and method for controlling network access are provided. The apparatus for controlling network access includes an authentication information acquirer configured to receive user authentication information from one or more terminals, an extensible authentication protocol (EAP) host creator configured to create one or more virtual EAP hosts for the one or more terminals, each of the one or more virtual EAP hosts performing authentication in association with an authentication system through an EAP using the received user authentication information, an authenticator configured to relay messages exchanged for the authentication between each of the one or more EAP hosts and the authentication system through the EAP and an authentication, authorization, accounting (AAA) protocol and receive an authentication result and right control information from the authentication system, and a controller configured to control network access and right for each of the one or more terminals according to the received authentication result and right control information.

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