RFC 5836 · INFORMATIONAL · 2010

Extensible Authentication Protocol Early Authentication Problem Statement

Overview

RFC 5836, “Extensible Authentication Protocol Early Authentication Problem Statement”, is an Informational document published in April 2010 by Y. Ohba, Q. Wu, G. Zorn. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.

Abstract

Extensible Authentication Protocol (EAP) early authentication may be defined as the use of EAP by a mobile device to establish authenticated keying material on a target attachment point prior to its arrival. This document discusses the EAP early authentication problem in detail. This document is not an Internet Standards Track specification; it is published for informational purposes.

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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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