Extensible Authentication Protocol Method for 3rd Generation Authentication and Key Agreement
RFC 4187, “Extensible Authentication Protocol Method for 3rd Generation Authentication and Key Agreement”, is an Informational document published in January 2006 by J. Arkko, H. Haverinen. It has since been updated by RFC 5448, RFC 9048. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.
Abstract
This document specifies an Extensible Authentication Protocol (EAP) mechanism for authentication and session key distribution that uses the Authentication and Key Agreement (AKA) mechanism. AKA is used in the 3rd generation mobile networks Universal Mobile Telecommunications System (UMTS) and CDMA2000. AKA is based on symmetric keys, and typically runs in a Subscriber Identity Module, which is a UMTS Subscriber Identity Module, USIM, or a (Removable) User Identity Module, (R)UIM, similar to a smart card.
EAP-AKA includes optional identity privacy support, optional result indications, and an optional fast re-authentication procedure. This memo provides information for the Internet community.
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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