Distribution of EAP-Based Keys for Handover and Re-Authentication
RFC 5749
Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) K. Hoeper, Ed.
Request for Comments: 5749 M. Nakhjiri
Category: Standards Track Motorola
ISSN: 2070-1721 Y. Ohba, Ed.
Toshiba
March 2010
Distribution of EAP-Based Keys for Handover and Re-Authentication
Abstract
This document describes an abstract mechanism for delivering root
keys from an Extensible Authentication Protocol (EAP) server to
another network server that requires the keys for offering security
protected services, such as re-authentication, to an EAP peer. The
distributed root key can be either a usage-specific root key (USRK),
a domain-specific root key (DSRK), or a domain-specific usage-
specific root key (DSUSRK) that has been derived from an Extended
Master Session Key (EMSK) hierarchy previously established between
the EAP server and an EAP peer. This document defines a template for
a key distribution exchange (KDE) protocol that can distribute these
different types of root keys using a AAA (Authentication,
Authorization, and Accounting) protocol and discusses its security
requirements. The described protocol template does not specify
message formats, data encoding, or other implementation details. It
thus needs to be instantiated with a specific protocol (e.g., RADIUS
or Diameter) before it can be used.
Status of This Memo
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(IETF). It represents the consensus of the IETF community. It has
received public review and has been approved for publication by the
Internet Engineering Steering Group (IESG). Further information on
Internet Standards is available in Section 2 of RFC 5741.
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Table of Contents
1. Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
2. Terminology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
3. Key Delivery Architecture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
4. Key Distribution Exchange (KDE) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
4.1. Context and Scope for Distributed Keys . . . . . . . . . . 7
4.2. Key Distribution Exchange Scenarios . . . . . . . . . . . 8
5. KDE Used in the EAP Re-Authentication Protocol (ERP) . . . . . 8
6. Security Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
6.1. Requirements on AAA Key Transport Protocols . . . . . . . 9
6.2. Distributing RK without Peer Consent . . . . . . . . . . . 10
7. Acknowledgments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
8. Contributors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
9. References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
9.1. Normative References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
9.2. Informative References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
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