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Recommendation for EAP Methods Used in Wireless Network Access Authentication

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Author(s)

Lidong Chen, Katrin Hoeper

Abstract

This Recommendation specifies security requirements for authentication methods with key establishment supported by the Extensible Authentication Protocol (EAP) defined in IETF RFC 3748 for wireless access authentications to federal networks.
Citation
Special Publication (NIST SP) - 800-120
Report Number
800-120
NIST Pub Series
Special Publication (NIST SP)
Pub Type
NIST Pubs

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Keywords

EAP methods, authentication, key establishment
Information technology, Cybersecurity and Networking

Citation

Chen, L. and Hoeper, K. (2009), Recommendation for EAP Methods Used in Wireless Network Access Authentication, Special Publication (NIST SP), National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD, [online], https://doi.org/10.6028/NIST.SP.800-120 (Accessed October 6, 2024)

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Created September 17, 2009, Updated November 10, 2018