RFC 7171 · PROPOSED STANDARD · 2014

PT-EAP: Posture Transport Protocol for Extensible Authentication Protocol Tunnel Methods

Overview

RFC 7171, “PT-EAP: Posture Transport Protocol for Extensible Authentication Protocol Tunnel Methods”, is a Proposed Standard document published in May 2014 by N. Cam-Winget, P. Sangster. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.

Abstract

This document specifies PT-EAP, a Posture Transport (PT) protocol based on the Extensible Authentication Protocol (EAP) and designed to be used only inside an EAP tunnel method protected by Transport Layer Security (TLS). The document also describes the intended applicability of PT-EAP.

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What “Proposed Standard” means

An entry-level standards-track specification: stable, peer-reviewed and a solid basis for implementation, though it may still evolve before becoming an Internet Standard.

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