RFC 8110 · INFORMATIONAL · 2017 MON · 14 SEP 2026

Opportunistic Wireless Encryption

By D. Harkins, W. Kumari · Published March 2017 · DOI 10.17487/RFC8110

Overview

RFC 8110, “Opportunistic Wireless Encryption”, is an Informational document published in March 2017 by D. Harkins, W. Kumari. It has since been updated by RFC 9672. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.

Abstract

This memo specifies an extension to IEEE Std 802.11 to provide for opportunistic (unauthenticated) encryption to the wireless media.

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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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