RFC 2989 · INFORMATIONAL · 2000

Criteria for Evaluating AAA Protocols for Network Access

Overview

RFC 2989, “Criteria for Evaluating AAA Protocols for Network Access”, is an Informational document published in November 2000 by B. Aboba, P. Calhoun, S. Glass, T. Hiller, P. McCann, H. Shiino, P. Walsh, G. Zorn, G. Dommety, C. Perkins, B. Patil, D. Mitton, S. Manning, M. Beadles, X. Chen, S. Sivalingham, A. Hameed, M. Munson, S. Jacobs, B. Lim, B. Hirschman, R. Hsu, H. Koo, M. Lipford, E. Campbell, Y. Xu, S. Baba, E. Jaques. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.

Abstract

This document represents a summary of Authentication, Authorization, Accounting (AAA) protocol requirements for network access. This memo provides information for the Internet community.

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What “Informational” means

Published for the general information of the community. It does not define an IETF standard and carries no standards-track status.

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