RFC 3579 (rfc3579) - Page 1 of 46
RADIUS (Remote Authentication Dial In User Service) Support For Extensible Authentication Protocol (EAP)
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Network Working Group B. Aboba
Request for Comments: 3579 Microsoft
Updates: 2869 P. Calhoun
Category: Informational Airespace
September 2003
RADIUS (Remote Authentication Dial In User Service)
Support For Extensible Authentication Protocol (EAP)
Status of this Memo
This memo provides information for the Internet community. It does
not specify an Internet standard of any kind. Distribution of this
memo is unlimited.
Copyright Notice
Copyright (C) The Internet Society (2003). All Rights Reserved.
Abstract
This document defines Remote Authentication Dial In User Service
(RADIUS) support for the Extensible Authentication Protocol (EAP), an
authentication framework which supports multiple authentication
mechanisms. In the proposed scheme, the Network Access Server (NAS)
forwards EAP packets to and from the RADIUS server, encapsulated
within EAP-Message attributes. This has the advantage of allowing
the NAS to support any EAP authentication method, without the need
for method-specific code, which resides on the RADIUS server. While
EAP was originally developed for use with PPP, it is now also in use
with IEEE 802.
This document updates RFC 2869.
Aboba & Calhoun Informational