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Work item:
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X.1034
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Subject/title:
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Guideline on extensible authentication protocol based authentication and key management in a data communication network
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Status:
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Approved on 2011-02-13
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Approval process:
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AAP
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Type of work item:
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Recommendation
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Version:
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Rev.
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Equivalent number:
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-
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Timing:
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Liaison:
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IETF
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Supporting members:
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-
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Summary:
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The extensible authentication protocol (EAP) is an authentication framework that supports multiple authentication mechanisms between a supplicant and an authentication server in a data communication network. EAP can be used as a basic tool for enabling user authentication and distribution of session keys in a data communication network. Since there are several EAP methods, the application designer should select the optimal EAP method among them.
This revision to Recommendation ITU-T X.1034 describes a framework for EAP-based authentication and key management for securing the lower layer in a communication network. It provides guidance on the selection of EAP methods and describes the mechanism for key management for the lower layer of a data communication network. The framework described in this recommendation can be applied to protect data communication networks with either wireless access network or wired access network with a shared medium.
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Comment:
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This work was initiated as amendment to X.1034 (X.akm-amd)
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First registration in the WP:
2009-03-02 15:41:24
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Last update:
2011-11-24 14:37:37
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