The eduroam Architecture for Network Roaming
RFC 7593, “The eduroam Architecture for Network Roaming”, is an Informational document published in September 2015 by K. Wierenga, S. Winter, T. Wolniewicz. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.
Abstract
This document describes the architecture of the eduroam service for federated (wireless) network access in academia. The combination of IEEE 802.1X, the Extensible Authentication Protocol (EAP), and RADIUS that is used in eduroam provides a secure, scalable, and deployable service for roaming network access. The successful deployment of eduroam over the last decade in the educational sector may serve as an example for other sectors, hence this document. In particular, the initial architectural choices and selection of standards are described, along with the changes that were prompted by operational experience.
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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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