RFC 5169

Handover Key Management and Re-Authentication Problem Statement, March 2008

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Status:
INFORMATIONAL
Authors:
T. Clancy
M. Nakhjiri
V. Narayanan
L. Dondeti
Stream:
IETF
Source:
hokey (sec)

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DOI:  https://doi.org/10.17487/RFC5169

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Abstract

This document describes the Handover Keying (HOKEY) re-authentication problem statement. The current Extensible Authentication Protocol (EAP) keying framework is not designed to support re-authentication and handovers without re-executing an EAP method. This often causes unacceptable latency in various mobile wireless environments. This document details the problem and defines design goals for a generic mechanism to reuse derived EAP keying material for handover. This memo provides information for the Internet community.


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For the definition of Stream, see RFC 8729.




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