EAP WG Methods Discussion

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EAP WGMethods Discussion

• IETF-62
• Jari Arkko
• Bernard Aboba

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History

• Original IETF EAP methods (MD5) unsuitable for
  wireless usage
• A large fraction of EAP usage is based on
  vendor-specific, often undocumented methods
• (After RFC 3748 we a bit better control on this.)
• Only three EAP methods in IETF RFCs (or at least
  in the RFC Ed Queue) TLS, SIM, AKA
• These do not cover all needs

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Current Situation -- Requests for new EAP methods

• RFC 3748 requires an Expert Review for EAP Type
  number allocation
• We currently have multiple requests pending for
  this process
• Result would be a set of Informational RFCs

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Interest in Stds Track Methods?

• Expert reviews provide only a basic level of
  conformance quality assurance
• Is this enough, leave the rest to the market
  other SDOs?
• Or should the EAP WG to take up the development
  of a standard method(s)?
• Some methods authors are interested in this, but
  wed need
• (a) High quality contributions, people willing to
  work on them
• (b) Agreement on WHAT to do
• (c) A world that cares and uses the results
• Chairs recommendation define a limited number
  (1-2) of methods for specific categories (charter
  change)
• Input from other SDOs?