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Description / Abstract:
For the purpose of providing compatible authentication,
authorization, and cryptographic key agreement mechanisms to
support secure communication between devices connected by IEEE
802® Local Area Networks (LANs), this standard
a) Specifies a general method for provision of port-based
network access control.
b) Specifies protocols that establish secure associations for
IEEE Std 802.1AE™ MAC Security.
c) Facilitates the use of industry standard authentication and
authorization protocols.
Purpose
IEEE 802 LANs are deployed in networks that convey or provide
access to critical data, that support mission critical
applications, or that charge for service. Protocols that configure,
manage, and regulate access to these networks and network-based
services and applications typically run over the networks
themselves. Port-based network access control regulates access to
the network, guarding against transmission and reception by
unidentified or unauthorized parties, and consequent network
disruption, theft of service, or data loss.