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Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF)                          A. DeKok
Request for Comments: 7542                                    FreeRADIUS
Obsoletes: 4282                                                 May 2015
Category: Standards Track
ISSN: 2070-1721

                     The Network Access Identifier

Abstract

   In order to provide inter-domain authentication services, it is
   necessary to have a standardized method that domains can use to
   identify each other's users.  This document defines the syntax for
   the Network Access Identifier (NAI), the user identifier submitted by
   the client prior to accessing resources.  This document is a revised
   version of RFC 4282.  It addresses issues with international
   character sets and makes a number of other corrections to RFC 4282.

Status of This Memo

   This is an Internet Standards Track document.

   This document is a product of the Internet Engineering Task Force
   (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.

   Information about the current status of this document, any errata,
   and how to provide feedback on it may be obtained at
   http://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc7542.

DeKok                        Standards Track                    [Page 1]
RFC 7542              The Network Access Identifier             May 2015

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DeKok                        Standards Track                    [Page 2]
RFC 7542              The Network Access Identifier             May 2015

Table of Contents

   1. Introduction ....................................................4
      1.1. Terminology ................................................6
      1.2. Requirements Language ......................................7
      1.3. Purpose ....................................................7
      1.4. Motivation .................................................9
   2. NAI Definition .................................................10
      2.1. UTF-8 Syntax and Normalization ............................10
      2.2. Formal Syntax .............................................11
      2.3. NAI Length Considerations .................................11
      2.4. Support for Username Privacy ..............................12
      2.5. International Character Sets ..............................13
      2.6. The Normalization Process .................................14
           2.6.1. Issues with the Normalization Process ..............15
      2.7. Use in Other Protocols ....................................16
      2.8. Using the NAI Format for Other Identifiers ................17
   3. Routing inside of AAA Systems ..................................18
      3.1. Compatibility with Email Usernames ........................19
      3.2. Compatibility with DNS ....................................20
      3.3. Realm Construction ........................................20
           3.3.1. Historical Practices ...............................21
      3.4. Examples ..................................................22
   4. Security Considerations ........................................23
      4.1. Correlation of Identities over Time and Protocols .........23

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