RFC 9813 · BEST CURRENT PRACTICE · 2025

Operational Considerations for Using TLS Pre-Shared Keys with RADIUS

Overview

RFC 9813, “Operational Considerations for Using TLS Pre-Shared Keys with RADIUS”, is a Best Current Practice document published in July 2025 by A. DeKok. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.

Abstract

This document provides implementation and operational considerations for using TLS Pre-Shared Keys (TLS-PSKs) with RADIUS/TLS (RFC 6614) and RADIUS/DTLS (RFC 7360). The purpose of the document is to help smooth the operational transition from the use of RADIUS/UDP to RADIUS/TLS.

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What “Best Current Practice” means

Documents the IETF community's recommended operational or procedural practice rather than a protocol specification.

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