RFC 5422 · INFORMATIONAL · 2009

Dynamic Provisioning Using Flexible Authentication via Secure Tunneling Extensible Authentication Protocol

Overview

RFC 5422, “Dynamic Provisioning Using Flexible Authentication via Secure Tunneling Extensible Authentication Protocol”, is an Informational document published in March 2009 by N. Cam-Winget, D. McGrew, J. Salowey, H. Zhou. It has since been updated by RFC 8996. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.

Abstract

The Flexible Authentication via Secure Tunneling Extensible Authentication Protocol (EAP-FAST) method enables secure communication between a peer and a server by using Transport Layer Security (TLS) to establish a mutually authenticated tunnel. EAP- FAST also enables the provisioning credentials or other information through this protected tunnel. This document describes the use of EAP-FAST for dynamic provisioning. 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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RFC 8996
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