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RFC 2486: The Network Access Identifier

This RFC has been replaced. Do not implement against it for new work — it was formally obsoleted by RFC 4282.

Current document in this lineage: RFC 7542 — The Network Access Identifier

In plain English — editorial summary, not part of the RFC

This document proposes syntax for the Network Access Identifier (NAI), the userID submitted by the client during PPP authentication. [STANDARDS-TRACK]

Document record

Document ID
RFC2486
Published
January 1999
Authors
B. Aboba; M. Beadles
Status
PROPOSED STANDARD
Stream
IETF
Area
ops
Pages
8
Also known as
—
Obsoleted by:
RFC 4282

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Standards lineage

This document is one revision in a chain of 3 RFCs, each formally replacing the one before it.

  1. RFC 2486 (1999)
  2. RFC 4282 (2005)
  3. RFC 7542 (2015) ✓

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