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RFC 5169: Handover Key Management and Re-Authentication Problem Statement

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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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Document ID
RFC5169
Published
March 2008
Authors
T. Clancy; M. Nakhjiri; V. Narayanan; L. Dondeti
Status
INFORMATIONAL
Stream
IETF
Area
sec
Pages
15
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