rfc-6678

Requirements for a Tunnel-Based Extensible Authentication Protocol (EAP) Method

K. Hoeper, S. Hanna, H. Zhou, J. Salowey (Editor)
date2012-07 streamIETF areasec wgemu statusINFORMATIONAL pages23 canonicalhttps://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc6678 doi10.17487/RFC6678
This memo defines the requirements for a tunnel-based Extensible Authentication Protocol (EAP) Method. This tunnel method will use Transport Layer Security (TLS) to establish a secure tunnel. The tunnel will provide support for password authentication, EAP authentication, and the transport of additional data for other purposes. This document is not an Internet Standards Track specification; it is published for informational purposes.