RFC 8940 · PROPOSED STANDARD · 2020

Extensible Authentication Protocol Session-Id Derivation for EAP Subscriber Identity Module , EAP Authentication and Key Agreement , and Protected EAP

Overview

RFC 8940, “Extensible Authentication Protocol Session-Id Derivation for EAP Subscriber Identity Module , EAP Authentication and Key Agreement , and Protected EAP”, is a Proposed Standard document published in October 2020 by A. DeKok. It updates RFC 5247. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.

Abstract

RFC 5247 is updated to define and clarify EAP Session-Id derivation for multiple Extensible Authentication Protocol (EAP) methods. The derivation of Session-Id was not given for EAP Subscriber Identity Module (EAP-SIM) or EAP Authentication and Key Agreement (EAP-AKA) when using the fast reconnect exchange instead of full authentication. The derivation of Session-Id for full authentication is clarified for both EAP-SIM and EAP-AKA. The derivation of Session-Id for Protected EAP (PEAP) is also given. The definition for PEAP follows the definition for other TLS-based EAP methods.

Abstract as published in the RFC, via rfc-editor.org.

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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This RFC updates
RFC 5247
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