RADEXT Working Group Bernard Aboba INTERNET-DRAFT Microsoft Category: Proposed Standard Jouni Malinen Expires: April 20, 2014 Devicescape Software Updates: 3580, 4072 Paul Congdon Hewlett Packard Company Joseph Salowey Cisco Systems Mark Jones Azuca Systems 20 October 2013 RADIUS Attributes for IEEE 802 Networks draft-ietf-radext-ieee802ext-09.txt Abstract RFC 3580 provides guidelines for the use of the Remote Authentication Dialin User Service (RADIUS) within IEEE 802 local area networks (LANs). This document proposes additional attributes for use within IEEE 802 networks, as well as clarifying the usage of the EAP-Key- Name attribute (updating RFC 4072) and the Called-Station-Id attribute (updating RFC 3580). The attributes defined in this document are usable both within RADIUS and Diameter. Status of This Memo This Internet-Draft is submitted in full conformance with the provisions of BCP 78 and BCP 79. 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Without obtaining an adequate license from the person(s) controlling the copyright in such materials, this document may not be modified outside the IETF Standards Process, and derivative works of it may not be created outside the IETF Standards Process, except to format it for publication as an RFC or to translate it into languages other than English. Aboba, et al. Proposed Standard [Page 2] INTERNET-DRAFT RADIUS Attributes for IEEE 802 20 October 2013 Table of Contents 1. Introduction .......................................... 4 1.1 Terminology ..................................... 4 1.2 Requirements Language ........................... 5 2. RADIUS attributes ..................................... 5 2.1 Allowed-Called-Station-Id ....................... 5 2.2 EAP-Key-Name .................................... 6 2.3 EAP-Peer-Id ..................................... 7 2.4 EAP-Server-Id ................................... 8 2.5 Mobility-Domain-Id .............................. 9 2.6 Preauth-Timeout ................................. 10 2.7 Network-Id-Name ................................. 11 2.8 EAPoL-Announcement .............................. 12 2.9 WLAN-HESSID ..................................... 13 2.10 WLAN-Venue-Info ................................. 14 2.11 WLAN-Venue-Language ............................. 15 2.12 WLAN-Venue-Name ................................. 16 2.13 WLAN-Reason-Code ................................ 17 2.14 WLAN-Pairwise-Cipher ............................ 18 2.15 WLAN-Group-Cipher ............................... 19 2.16 WLAN-AKM-Suite .................................. 20 2.17 WLAN-Group-Mgmt-Cipher .......................... 20 2.18 WLAN-RF-Band .................................... 21 3. Table of attributes ................................... 23 4. Diameter Considerations ............................... 24 5. IANA Considerations ................................... 25 6. Security Considerations ............................... 25 7. References ............................................ 26 7.1 Normative References .................................. 26 7.2 Informative References ................................ 27 ACKNOWLEDGMENTS .............................................. 28 AUTHORS' ADDRESSES ........................................... 28 Aboba, et al. Proposed Standard [Page 3] INTERNET-DRAFT RADIUS Attributes for IEEE 802 20 October 2013 1. Introduction In situations where it is desirable to centrally manage authentication, authorization and accounting (AAA) for IEEE 802 [IEEE-802] networks, deployment of a backend authentication and accounting server is desirable. In such situations, it is expected that IEEE 802 authenticators will function as AAA clients. "IEEE 802.1X Remote Authentication Dial In User Service (RADIUS) Usage Guidelines" [RFC3580] provided guidelines for the use of the Remote Authentication Dialin User Service (RADIUS) within networks utilizing IEEE 802 local area networks. This document defines additional attributes suitable for usage by IEEE 802 authenticators acting as AAA clients. The attributes defined in this document are usable both within RADIUS and Diameter. 1.1. Terminology This document uses the following terms: Access Point (AP) A Station that provides access to the distribution services via the wireless medium for associated Stations. Association The service used to establish Access Point/Station mapping and enable Station invocation of the distribution system services. authenticator An authenticator is an entity that require authentication from the supplicant. The authenticator may be connected to the supplicant at the other end of a point-to-point LAN segment or wireless link. authentication server An authentication server is an entity that provides an authentication service to an authenticator. This service verifies from the credentials provided by the supplicant, the claim of identity made by the supplicant. Station (STA) Any device that contains an IEEE 802.11 conformant medium access control (MAC) and physical layer (PHY) interface to the wireless medium (WM). Supplicant A supplicant is an entity that is being authenticated by an authenticator. The supplicant may be connected to the authenticator at one end of a point-to-point LAN segment or 802.11 wireless link. Aboba, et al. Proposed Standard [Page 4] INTERNET-DRAFT RADIUS Attributes for IEEE 802 20 October 2013 1.2. Requirements Language In this document, several words are used to signify the requirements of the specification. The key words "MUST", "MUST NOT", "REQUIRED", "SHALL", "SHALL NOT", "SHOULD", "SHOULD NOT", "RECOMMENDED", "MAY", and "OPTIONAL" in this document are to be interpreted as described in [RFC2119]. 2. RADIUS attributes 2.1. Allowed-Called-Station-Id Description The Allowed-Called-Station-Id Attribute allows the RADIUS server to specify the authenticator MAC addresses and/or networks to which the user is allowed to connect. One or more Allowed-Called- Station-Id attributes MAY be included in an Access-Accept, CoA- Request or Accounting-Request packet. The Allowed-Called-Station-Id Attribute can be useful in situations where pre-authentication is supported (e.g. IEEE 802.11 pre-authentication). In these scenarios, a Called-Station- Id Attribute typically will not be included within the Access- Request so that the RADIUS server will not know the network that the user is attempting to access. The Allowed-Called-Station-Id enables the RADIUS server to restrict the networks and attachment points to which the user can subsequently connect. A summary of the Allowed-Called-Station-Id Attribute format is shown below. The fields are transmitted from left to right. 0 1 2 3 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ | Type | Length | String... +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ Code TBD1 Length >=3 String Aboba, et al. Proposed Standard [Page 5] INTERNET-DRAFT RADIUS Attributes for IEEE 802 20 October 2013 The String field is one or more octets, specifying a Called- Station-Id that the user MAY connect to; if the Called-Station-Id that the user connects to does not match one of the Allowed- Called-Station-Id Attributes, the Network Authentication Server (NAS) MUST NOT permit the user to access the network. In the case of IEEE 802, the Allowed-Called-Station-Id Attribute is used to store the Medium Access Control (MAC) address in ASCII format (upper case only), with octet values separated by a "-". Example: "00-10-A4-23-19-C0". Where restrictions on both the network and authenticator MAC address usage are intended, the network name MUST be appended to the authenticator MAC address, separated from the MAC address with a ":". Example: "00-10-A4-23-19-C0:AP1". Where no MAC address restriction is intended, the MAC address field MUST be omitted, but ":" and the network name field MUST be included. Example: ":AP1". Within IEEE 802.11 [IEEE-802.11], the SSID constitutes the network name; within IEEE 802.1X [IEEE-802.1X], the Network-Id Name (NID- Name) constitutes the network name. Since a NID-Name can be up to 253 octets in length, when used with [IEEE-802.1X], there may not be sufficient room within the Allowed-Called-Station-Id Attribute to include both a MAC address and a Network Name. However, since the Allowed-Called-Station-Id Attribute is expected to be used largely in wireless access scenarios, this restriction is not considered serious. 2.2. EAP-Key-Name Description The EAP-Key-Name Attribute, defined in "Diameter Extensible Authentication Protocol (EAP) Application" [RFC4072], contains the EAP Session-Id, as described in "Extensible Authentication Protocol (EAP) Key Management Framework" [RFC5247]. Exactly how this Attribute is used depends on the link layer in question. It should be noted that not all link layers use this name. An EAP-Key-Name Attribute MAY be included within Access-Request, Access-Accept and CoA-Request packets. A summary of the EAP-Key- Name Attribute format is shown below. The fields are transmitted from left to right. 0 1 2 3 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ | Type | Length | String... +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ Aboba, et al. Proposed Standard [Page 6] INTERNET-DRAFT RADIUS Attributes for IEEE 802 20 October 2013 Code 102 [RFC4072] Length >=3 String The String field is one or more octets, containing the EAP Session-Id, as defined in "Extensible Authentication Protocol (EAP) Key Management Framework" [RFC5247]. Since the NAS operates as a pass-through in EAP, it cannot know the EAP Session-Id before receiving it from the RADIUS server. As a result, an EAP-Key-Name Attribute sent in an Access-Request MUST only contain a single NUL character. A RADIUS server receiving an Access-Request with an EAP-Key-Name Attribute containing anything other than a single NUL character MUST silently discard the Attribute. In addition, the RADIUS server SHOULD include this Attribute in an Access-Accept or CoA-Request only if an EAP-Key-Name Attribute was present in the Access-Request. Since a NAS will typically only include a EAP- Key-Name Attribute in an Access-Request in situations where the Attribute is required to provision service, if an EAP-Key-Name Attribute is included in an Access-Request but is not present in the Access-Accept, the NAS SHOULD treat the Access-Accept as though it were an Access-Reject. If an EAP-Key-Name Attribute was not present in the Access-Request but is included in the Access- Accept, then the NAS SHOULD silently discard the EAP-Key-Name Attribute. 2.3. EAP-Peer-Id Description The EAP-Peer-Id Attribute contains a Peer-Id generated by the EAP method. Exactly how this name is used depends on the link layer in question. See [RFC5247] for more discussion. The EAP-Peer-Id Attribute MAY be included in Access-Request, Access-Accept and Accounting-Request packets. More than one EAP-Peer-Id Attribute MUST NOT be included in an Access-Request; one or more EAP-Peer-Id attributes MAY be included in an Access-Accept. It should be noted that not all link layers use this name, and existing EAP method implementations do not generate it. Since the NAS operates as a pass-through in EAP [RFC3748], it cannot know the EAP-Peer-Id before receiving it from the RADIUS server. As a result, an EAP-Peer-Id Attribute sent in an Access-Request MUST Aboba, et al. Proposed Standard [Page 7] INTERNET-DRAFT RADIUS Attributes for IEEE 802 20 October 2013 only contain a single NUL character. A home RADIUS server receiving an Access-Request an EAP-Peer-Id Attribute containing anything other than a single NUL character MUST silently discard the Attribute. In addition, the home RADIUS server SHOULD include one or more EAP-Peer-Id attributes in an Access-Accept only if an EAP-Peer-Id Attribute was present in the Access-Request. If a NAS receives EAP-Peer-Id Attribute(s) in an Access-Accept without having included one in an Access-Request, the NAS SHOULD silently discard the Attribute(s). A summary of the EAP-Peer-Id Attribute format is shown below. The fields are transmitted from left to right. 0 1 2 3 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ | Type | Length | String... +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ Code TBD2 Length >=3 String The String field is one or more octets containing a EAP Peer-Id exported by the EAP method. For details, see [RFC5247] Appendix A. A robust implementation SHOULD support the field as undistinguished octets. Only a single EAP Peer-Id may be included per Attribute. 2.4. EAP-Server-Id Description The EAP-Server-Id Attribute contains a Server-Id generated by the EAP method. Exactly how this name is used depends on the link layer in question. See [RFC5247] for more discussion. The EAP- Server-Id Attribute is only allowed in Access-Request, Access- Accept, and Accounting-Request packets. More than one EAP-Server- Id Attribute MUST NOT be included in an Access-Request; one or more EAP-Server-Id attributes MAY be included in an Access-Accept. It should be noted that not all link layers use this name, and existing EAP method implementations do not generate it. Since the Aboba, et al. Proposed Standard [Page 8] INTERNET-DRAFT RADIUS Attributes for IEEE 802 20 October 2013 NAS operates as a pass-through in EAP [RFC3748], it cannot know the EAP-Server-Id before receiving it from the RADIUS server. As a result, an EAP-Server-Id Attribute sent in an Access-Request MUST contain only a single NUL character. A home RADIUS server receiving in an Access-Request an EAP-Server-Id Attribute containing anything other than a single NUL character MUST silently discard the Attribute. In addition, the home RADIUS server SHOULD include this Attribute an Access-Accept only if an EAP-Server-Id Attribute was present in the Access-Request. A summary of the EAP-Server-Id Attribute format is shown below. The fields are transmitted from left to right. 0 1 2 3 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ | Type | Length | String... +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ Code TBD3 Length >=3 String The String field is one or more octets, containing a EAP Server-Id exported by the EAP method. For details, see [RFC5247] Appendix A. A robust implementation SHOULD support the field as undistinguished octets. 2.5. Mobility-Domain-Id Description A single Mobility-Domain-Id Attribute MAY be included in an Access-Request or Accounting-Request, in order to enable the NAS to provide the RADIUS server with the Mobility Domain Identifier (MDID), defined in Section 8.4.2.49 of [IEEE-802.11]. A summary of the Mobility-Domain-Id Attribute format is shown below. The fields are transmitted from left to right. Aboba, et al. Proposed Standard [Page 9] INTERNET-DRAFT RADIUS Attributes for IEEE 802 20 October 2013 0 1 2 3 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ | Type | Length | Value +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ Value | +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ Code TBD4 Length 6 Value The Value field is four octets, containing a 32-bit unsigned integer. The two most significant octets MUST be set to zero by the sender, and are ignored by the receiver; the two least significant octets contain the Mobility Domain Identifier (MDID) defined in Section 8.4.2.49 of [IEEE-802.11]. 0 1 2 3 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ | Reserved | Mobility Domain Identifier | +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ 2.6. Preauth-Timeout Description This Attribute sets the maximum number of seconds which pre- authentication state is required to be kept by the NAS, without being utilized within a user session. For example, when [IEEE-802.11] pre-authentication is used, if a user has not attempted to utilize the Pairwise Master Key (PMK) derived as a result of pre-authentication within the time specified by the Preauth-Timeout Attribute, the PMK MAY be discarded by the Access Point. However, once the session is underway, the Preauth-Timeout Attribute has no bearing on the maximum session time for the user, or the maximum time during which key state may be kept prior to re-authentication. This is determined by the Session-Timeout Attribute, if present. A single Preauth-Timeout Attribute MAY be included within an Aboba, et al. Proposed Standard [Page 10] INTERNET-DRAFT RADIUS Attributes for IEEE 802 20 October 2013 Access-Accept or CoA-Request packet. A summary of the Preauth- Timeout Attribute format is shown below. The fields are transmitted from left to right. 0 1 2 3 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ | Type | Length | Value +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ Value (cont) | +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ Code TBD5 Length 6 Value The field is 4 octets, containing a 32-bit unsigned integer encoding the maximum time in seconds that pre-authentication state should be retained by the NAS. 2.7. Network-Id-Name Description The Network-Id-Name Attribute is utilized by implementations of IEEE-802.1X [IEEE-802.1X] to specify the name of a Network-Id (NID-Name). Unlike the IEEE 802.11 SSID (which is a maximum of 32 octets in length), the NID-Name may be up to 253 octets in length. Consequently, if the MAC address is included within the Called- Station-Id Attribute, it is possible that there will not be enough remaining space to encode the NID-Name as well. Therefore when used with IEEE 802.1X [IEEE-802.1X], the Called-Station-Id Attribute SHOULD contain only the MAC address, with the Network- Id-Name Attribute used to transmit the NID-Name. The Network-Id- Name Attribute MUST NOT be used to encode the IEEE 802.11 SSID; as noted in [RFC3580], the Called-Station-Id Attribute is used for this purpose. Zero or one Network-Id-Name Attribute is permitted within an Access-Request, Access-Challenge, Access-Accept or Accounting- Aboba, et al. Proposed Standard [Page 11] INTERNET-DRAFT RADIUS Attributes for IEEE 802 20 October 2013 Request packet. When included within an Access-Request packet, the Network-Id-Name Attribute represents a hint of the NID-Name to which the Supplicant should be granted access. When included within an Access-Accept packet, the Network-Id-Name Attribute represents the NID-Name to which the Supplicant is to be granted access. When included within an Accounting-Request packet, the Network-Id-Name Attribute represents the NID-Name to which the Supplicant has been granted access. A summary of the Network-Id-Name Attribute format is shown below. The fields are transmitted from left to right. 0 1 2 3 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ | Type | Length | String... +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ Code TBD6 Length >=3 String The String field is one or more octets, containing a NID-Name. For details, see [IEEE-802.1X]. A robust implementation SHOULD support the field as undistinguished octets. 2.8. EAPoL-Announcement Description The EAPoL-Announcement Attribute contains EAPoL-Announcement Type Length Value Tuples (TLVs) defined within Table 11-8 of IEEE-802.1X [IEEE-802.1X]. Zero or more EAPoL-Announcement attributes are permitted within an Access-Request, Access-Accept, Access-Challenge, Access-Reject, Accounting-Request, CoA-Request or Disconnect-Request packet. When included within an Access-Request packet, EAPoL-Announcement attributes contain EAPoL-Announcement TLVs that the user sent in an EAPoL-Announcement. When included within an Access-Accept, Access-Challenge, Access-Reject, CoA-Request or Disconnect-Request Aboba, et al. Proposed Standard [Page 12] INTERNET-DRAFT RADIUS Attributes for IEEE 802 20 October 2013 packet, EAPoL-Announcement attributes contain EAPoL-Announcement TLVs that the NAS is to send to the user in a unicast EAPoL- Announcement. When sent within an Accounting-Request packet, EAPoL-Announcment attributes contain EAPoL-Announcement TLVs that the NAS has most recently sent to the user in a unicast EAPoL- Announcement. A summary of the EAPoL-Announcement Attribute format is shown below. The fields are transmitted from left to right. 0 1 2 3 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ | Type | Length | String... +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ Code TBD7 Length >=3 String The String field is one or more octets, containing EAPoL- Announcement TLVs in the format defined in Figure 11-8 of Section 11.12 of [IEEE-802.1X]. Any EAPoL-Announcement TLV Type MAY be included within an EAPoL-Announcement Attribute, including Organizationally Specific TLVs. If multiple EAPoL-Announcement attributes are present in a packet, their String fields MUST be concatenated before being parsed for EAPoL-Announcement TLVs; this allows EAPoL-Announcement TLVs longer than 253 octets to be transported by RADIUS. Similarly, EAPoL-Announcement TLVs larger than 253 octets MUST be fragmented between multiple EAPoL- Announcement attributes. 2.9. WLAN-HESSID Description The WLAN-HESSID attribute contains a MAC address that identifies the Homogenous Extended Service Set. The HESSID is a globally unique identifier that in conjunction with the SSID, encoded within the Called-Station-Id Attribute as described in [RFC3580], may be used to provide network identification for a subscription service provider network (SSPN), as described in Section 8.4.2.94 Aboba, et al. Proposed Standard [Page 13] INTERNET-DRAFT RADIUS Attributes for IEEE 802 20 October 2013 of [IEEE-802.11]. Zero or one WLAN-HESSID Attribute is permitted within an Access-Request or Accounting-Request packet. A summary of the WLAN-HESSID Attribute format is shown below. The fields are transmitted from left to right. 0 1 2 3 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ | Type | Length | String... +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ Code TBD8 Length 19 String The String field is encoded in upper-case ASCII characters with the octet values separated by dash characters, as described in RFC 3580 [RFC3580]. Example: "00-10-A4-23-19-C0". 2.10. WLAN-Venue-Info Description The WLAN-Venue-Info attribute identifies the category of venue hosting the WLAN, as defined in Section 8.4.1.34 of [IEEE-802.11]. Zero or more WLAN-Venue-Info attributes may be included in an Access-Request or Accounting-Request. A summary of the WLAN-Venue-Info Attribute format is shown below. The fields are transmitted from left to right. 0 1 2 3 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ | Type | Length | Value +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ Value | +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ Code Aboba, et al. Proposed Standard [Page 14] INTERNET-DRAFT RADIUS Attributes for IEEE 802 20 October 2013 TBD9 Length 6 Value The Value field is four octets, containing a 32-bit unsigned integer. The two most significant octets MUST be set to zero by the sender, and are ignored by the receiver; the two least significant octets contain the Venue Group and Venue Type fields. 0 1 2 3 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ | Reserved | Venue Group | Venue Type | +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ Venue Group The Venue Group field is a single octet and describes the broad category of the venue, e.g. "Assembly". See Section 8.4.1.34 [IEEE-802.11] for Venue Group codes and descriptions. Venue Type The Venue Type field is a single octet and describes the venue in a finer granularity within the Venue Group, e.g. "Library". See Section 8.4.1.34 of [IEEE-802.11] for Venue Type codes and descriptions. 2.11. WLAN-Venue-Language Description The WLAN-Venue-Language attribute is an ISO-14962-1997 [ISO-14962-1997] encoded string that defines the language used in the WLAN-Venue-Name attribute. Zero or more WLAN-Venue-Language attributes may be included in an Access-Request or Accounting- Request and each one indicates the language of the WLAN-Venue-Name attribute that follows it. A summary of the WLAN-Venue-Language Attribute format is shown below. The fields are transmitted from left to right. Aboba, et al. Proposed Standard [Page 15] INTERNET-DRAFT RADIUS Attributes for IEEE 802 20 October 2013 0 1 2 3 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ | Type | Length | String... +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ String (cont) | +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ Code TBD10 Length 4-5 String The String field is a two or three character language code selected from ISO-639 [ISO-639]. A two character language code has a zero ("null" in ISO-14962-1997) appended to make it 3 octets in length. 2.12. WLAN-Venue-Name Description The WLAN-Venue-Name attribute provides additional metadata on the BSS. For example, this information may be used to assist a user in selecting the appropriate BSS with which to associate. Zero or more WLAN-Venue-Name attributes may be included in an Access- Request or Accounting-Request in the same or different languages. A summary of the WLAN-Venue-Name Attribute format is shown below. The fields are transmitted from left to right. 0 1 2 3 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ | Type | Length | String... +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ Code TBD11 Length Aboba, et al. Proposed Standard [Page 16] INTERNET-DRAFT RADIUS Attributes for IEEE 802 20 October 2013 >=3 String The String field is a UTF-8 formatted field containing the venue's name. The maximum length of this field is 252 octets. 2.13. WLAN-Reason-Code Description The WLAN-Reason-Code Attribute contains information on the reason why a station has been refused network access and has been disassociated or de-authenticated. This can occur due to policy or for reasons related to the user's subscription. A WLAN-Reason-Code Attribute MAY be included within an Access- Reject or Disconnect-Request packet, as well as within an Accounting-Request packet. Upon receipt of an Access-Reject or Disconnect-Request packet containing a WLAN-Reason-Code Attribute, the WLAN-Reason-Code value is copied by the Access Point into the Reason Code field of a Disassociation or Deauthentication frame (see clause 8.3.3.4 and 8.3.3.12 respectively in [IEEE- 802.11]), which is subsequently transmitted to the station. A summary of the WLAN-Reason-Code Attribute format is shown below. The fields are transmitted from left to right. 0 1 2 3 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ | Type | Length | Value +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ Value | +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ Code TBD12 Length 6 Value The Value field is four octets, containing a 32-bit unsigned integer. The two most significant octets MUST be set to zero by Aboba, et al. Proposed Standard [Page 17] INTERNET-DRAFT RADIUS Attributes for IEEE 802 20 October 2013 the sender, and are ignored by the receiver; the two least significant octets contain the Reason Code values defined in Table 8-36 of Section 8.4.1.7 of [IEEE-802.11]. 0 1 2 3 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ | Reserved | Reason Code | +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ 2.14. WLAN-Pairwise-Cipher Description The WLAN-Pairwise-Cipher Attribute contains information on the pairwise cipher suite used to establish the robust security network association (RSNA) between the AP and mobile device. A WLAN-Pairwise-Cipher Attribute MAY be included within Access- Request and Accounting-Request packets. A summary of the WLAN-Pairwise-Cipher Attribute format is shown below. The fields are transmitted from left to right. 0 1 2 3 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ | Type | Length | Value +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ Value | +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ Code TBD13 Length 6 Value The Value field is four octets, containing a 32-bit unsigned integer, in Suite selector format as specified in Figure 8-187 within Section 8.4.2.27.2 of [IEEE-802.11], with values of OUI and Suite type drawn from Table 8-99. Aboba, et al. Proposed Standard [Page 18] INTERNET-DRAFT RADIUS Attributes for IEEE 802 20 October 2013 0 1 2 3 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ | OUI | Suite Type | +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ 2.15. WLAN-Group-Cipher Description The WLAN-Group-Cipher Attribute contains information on the group cipher suite used to establish the robust security network association (RSNA) between the AP and mobile device. A WLAN- Group-Cipher Attribute MAY be included within Access-Request and Accounting-Request packets. A summary of the WLAN-Group-Cipher Attribute format is shown below. The fields are transmitted from left to right. 0 1 2 3 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ | Type | Length | Value +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ Value | +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ Code TBD14 Length 6 Value The Value field is four octets, containing a 32-bit unsigned integer, in Suite selector format as specified in Figure 8-187 within Section 8.4.2.27.2 of [IEEE-802.11], with values of OUI and Suite type drawn from Table 8-99. 0 1 2 3 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ | OUI | Suite Type | +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ Aboba, et al. Proposed Standard [Page 19] INTERNET-DRAFT RADIUS Attributes for IEEE 802 20 October 2013 2.16. WLAN-AKM-Suite Description The WLAN-AKM-Suite Attribute contains information on the authentication and key management suite used to establish the robust security network association (RSNA) between the AP and mobile device. A WLAN-AKM-Suite Attribute MAY be included within Access-Request and Accounting-Request packets. A summary of the WLAN-AKM-Suite Attribute format is shown below. The fields are transmitted from left to right. 0 1 2 3 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ | Type | Length | Value +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ Value | +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ Code TBD15 Length 6 Value The Value field is four octets, containing a 32-bit unsigned integer, in Suite selector format as specified in Figure 8-187 within Section 8.4.2.27.2 of [IEEE-802.11], with values of OUI and Suite type drawn from Table 8-101: 0 1 2 3 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ | OUI | Suite Type | +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ 2.17. WLAN-Group-Mgmt-Cipher Description The WLAN-Group-Mgmt-Cipher Attribute contains information on group management cipher used to establish the robust security network Aboba, et al. Proposed Standard [Page 20] INTERNET-DRAFT RADIUS Attributes for IEEE 802 20 October 2013 association (RSNA) between the AP and mobile device. Zero or one WLAN-Group-Mgmt-Cipher Attribute MAY be included within Access-Request and Accounting-Request packets. Presence of the attribute indicates that the station negotiated to use management frame protection during association. A summary of the WLAN-Group-Mgmt-Cipher Attribute format is shown below. The fields are transmitted from left to right. 0 1 2 3 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ | Type | Length | Value +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ Value | +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ Code TBD16 Length 6 Value The Value field is four octets, containing a 32-bit unsigned integer, in Suite selector format as specified in Figure 8-187 within Section 8.4.2.27.2 of [IEEE-802.11], with values of OUI and Suite type drawn from Table 8-99: 0 1 2 3 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ | OUI | Suite Type | +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ 2.18. WLAN-RF-Band Description The WLAN-RF-Band Attribute contains information on the RF band used by the Access Point for transmission and reception of information to and from the mobile device. Zero or one WLAN-RF- Band Attribute MAY be included within an Access-Request or Accounting-Request packet. Aboba, et al. Proposed Standard [Page 21] INTERNET-DRAFT RADIUS Attributes for IEEE 802 20 October 2013 A summary of the WLAN-RF-Band Attribute format is shown below. The fields are transmitted from left to right. 0 1 2 3 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ | Type | Length | Value +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ Value | +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ Code TBD17 Length 6 Value The Value field is four octets, containing a 32-bit unsigned integer. The three most significant octets MUST be set to zero by the sender, and are ignored by the receiver; the least significant octet contains the RF Band field, whose values are defined in Table 8-53a of [IEEE-802.11ad]. 0 1 2 3 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ | Reserved | RF Band | +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ Aboba, et al. Proposed Standard [Page 22] INTERNET-DRAFT RADIUS Attributes for IEEE 802 20 October 2013 3. Table of attributes The following table provides a guide to which attributes may be found in which kinds of packets, and in what quantity. Access- Access- Access- Access- Request Accept Reject Challenge # Attribute 0 0+ 0 0 TBD1 Allowed-Called-Station-Id 0-1 0-1 0 0 102 EAP-Key-Name 0-1 0+ 0 0 TBD2 EAP-Peer-Id 0-1 0+ 0 0 TBD3 EAP-Server-Id 0-1 0 0 0 TBD4 Mobility-Domain-Id 0-1 0-1 0 0 TBD5 Preauth-Timeout 0-1 0 0 0 TBD6 Network-Id-Name 0+ 0+ 0+ 0+ TBD7 EAPoL-Announcement 0-1 0 0 0 TBD8 WLAN-HESSID 0-1 0 0 0 TBD9 WLAN-Venue-Info 0+ 0 0 0 TBD10 WLAN-Venue-Language 0+ 0 0 0 TBD11 WLAN-Venue-Name 0 0 0-1 0 TBD12 WLAN-Reason-Code 0-1 0 0 0 TBD13 WLAN-Pairwise-Cipher 0-1 0 0 0 TBD14 WLAN-Group-Cipher 0-1 0 0 0 TBD15 WLAN-AKM-Suite 0-1 0 0 0 TBD16 WLAN-Group-Mgmt-Cipher 0-1 0 0 0 TBD17 WLAN-RF-Band CoA- Dis- Acct- Req Req Req # Attribute 0+ 0 0+ TBD1 Allowed-Called-Station-Id 0-1 0 0 102 EAP-Key-Name 0 0 0+ TBD2 EAP-Peer-Id 0 0 0+ TBD3 EAP-Server-Id 0 0 0-1 TBD4 Mobility-Domain-Id 0-1 0 0 TBD5 Preauth-Timeout 0 0 0-1 TBD6 Network-Id-Name 0+ 0+ 0+ TBD7 EAPoL-Announcement 0 0 0-1 TBD8 WLAN-HESSID 0 0 0-1 TBD9 WLAN-Venue-Info 0 0 0+ TBD10 WLAN-Venue-Language 0 0 0+ TBD11 WLAN-Venue-Name 0 0-1 0-1 TBD12 WLAN-Reason-Code 0 0 0-1 TBD13 WLAN-Pairwise-Cipher 0 0 0-1 TBD14 WLAN-Group-Cipher 0 0 0-1 TBD15 WLAN-AKM-Suite 0 0 0-1 TBD16 WLAN-Group-Mgmt-Cipher 0 0 0-1 TBD17 WLAN-RF-Band The following table defines the meaning of the above table entries. Aboba, et al. Proposed Standard [Page 23] INTERNET-DRAFT RADIUS Attributes for IEEE 802 20 October 2013 0 This Attribute MUST NOT be present in packet. 0+ Zero or more instances of this Attribute MAY be present in the packet. 0-1 Zero or one instance of this Attribute MAY be present in the packet. 4. Diameter Considerations The EAP-Key-Name Attribute is already defined as a RADIUS Attribute within Diameter EAP [RFC4072]. When used in Diameter, the other attributes defined in this specification can be used as Diameter AVPs from the Code space 1-255 (RADIUS Attribute compatibility space). No additional Diameter Code values are therefore allocated. The data types and flag rules for the attributes are as follows: +---------------------+ | AVP Flag rules | |----+-----+----+-----|----+ | | |SHLD| MUST| | Attribute Name Value Type |MUST| MAY | NOT| NOT|Encr| -----------------------------------------|----+-----+----+-----|----| Allowed-Called-Station-Id UTF8String | M | P | | V | Y | EAP-Peer-Id UTF8String | M | P | | V | Y | EAP-Server-Id UTF8String | M | P | | V | Y | Mobility-Domain-Id Unsigned32 | M | P | | V | Y | Preauth-Timeout Unsigned32 | M | P | | V | Y | Network-Id-Name UTF8String | M | P | | V | Y | EAPoL-Announcement UTF8String | M | P | | V | Y | WLAN-HESSID UTF8String | M | P | | V | Y | WLAN-Venue-Info Unsigned32 | M | P | | V | Y | WLAN-Venue-Language UTF8String | M | P | | V | Y | WLAN-Venue-Name UTF8String | M | P | | V | Y | WLAN-Reason-Code Unsigned32 | M | P | | V | Y | WLAN-Pairwise-Cipher Unsigned32 | M | P | | V | Y | WLAN-Group-Cipher Unsigned32 | M | P | | V | Y | WLAN-AKM-Suite Unsigned32 | M | P | | V | Y | WLAN-Group-Mgmt-Cipher Unsigned32 | M | P | | V | Y | WLAN-RF-Band Unsigned32 | M | P | | V | Y | -----------------------------------------|----+-----+----+-----|----| The attributes in this specification have no special translation requirements for Diameter to RADIUS or RADIUS to Diameter gateways; they are copied as is, except for changes relating to headers, alignment, and padding. What this specification says about the applicability of the attributes for RADIUS Access-Request packets applies in Diameter to AA-Request [RFC4005] or Diameter-EAP-Request [RFC4072]. What is said Aboba, et al. Proposed Standard [Page 24] INTERNET-DRAFT RADIUS Attributes for IEEE 802 20 October 2013 about Access-Challenge applies in Diameter to AA-Answer [RFC4005] or Diameter-EAP-Answer [RFC4072] with Result-Code AVP set to DIAMETER_MULTI_ROUND_AUTH. What is said about Access-Accept applies in Diameter to AA-Answer or Diameter-EAP-Answer messages that indicate success. Similarly, what is said about RADIUS Access-Reject packets applies in Diameter to AA- Answer or Diameter-EAP-Answer messages that indicate failure. What is said about COA-Request applies in Diameter to Re-Auth-Request [RFC4005]. What is said about Accounting-Request applies to Diameter Accounting- Request [RFC4005] as well. 5. IANA Considerations This document uses the RADIUS [RFC2865] namespace, see . This specification requires assignment of a RADIUS attribute types for the following attributes: Attribute Type ========= ==== Allowed-Called-Station-Id TBD1 EAP-Peer-Id TBD2 EAP-Server-Id TBD3 Mobility-Domain-Id TBD4 Preauth-Timeout TBD5 Network-Id-Name TBD6 EAPoL-Announcement TBD7 WLAN-HESSID TBD8 WLAN-Venue-Info TBD9 WLAN-Venue-Language TBD10 WLAN-Venue-Name TBD11 WLAN-Reason-Code TBD12 WLAN-Pairwise-Cipher TBD13 WLAN-Group-Cipher TBD14 WLAN-AKM-Suite TBD15 WLAN-Group-Mgmt-Cipher TBD16 WLAN-RF-Band TBD17 Since this specification relies entirely on values assigned by IEEE 802, no registries are established for maintenance by the IANA. 6. Security Considerations Since this document describes the use of RADIUS for purposes of authentication, authorization, and accounting in IEEE 802 networks, it is vulnerable to all of the threats that are present in other Aboba, et al. Proposed Standard [Page 25] INTERNET-DRAFT RADIUS Attributes for IEEE 802 20 October 2013 RADIUS applications. For a discussion of these threats, see [RFC2607], [RFC2865], [RFC3162], [RFC3579], [RFC3580] and [RFC5176]. While it is possible for a RADIUS server to make decisions on whether to Accept or Reject an Access-Request based on the values of the WLAN-Pairwise-Cipher, WLAN-Group-Cipher, WLAN-AKM-Suite, WLAN-Group- Mgmt-Cipher and WLAN-RF-Band Attributes the value of doing this is limited. In general, an Access-Reject should not be necessary, except where Access Points and Stations are misconfigured so as to enable connections to be made with unacceptable values. Rather than rejecting access on an ongoing basis, users would be better served by fixing the misconfiguration. Where access does need to be rejected, the user should be provided with an indication of why the problem has occurred, or else they are likely to become frustrated. For example, if the values of the WLAN- Pairwise-Cipher, WLAN-Group-Cipher, WLAN-AKM-Suite or WLAN-Group- Mgmt-Cipher Attributes included in the Access-Request are not acceptable to the RADIUS server, then a WLAN-Reason-Code Attribute with a value of 29 (Requested service rejected because of service provider cipher suite or AKM requirement) SHOULD be returned in the Access-Reject. Similarly, if the value of the WLAN-RF-Band Attribute included in the Access-Request is not acceptable to the RADIUS server, then a WLAN-Reason-Code Attribute with a value of 11 (Disassociated because the information in the Supported Channels element is unacceptable) SHOULD be returned in the Access-Reject. 7. References 7.1. Normative references [IEEE-802] IEEE Standards for Local and Metropolitan Area Networks: Overview and Architecture, ANSI/IEEE Std 802, 1990. [IEEE-802.11] Information technology - Telecommunications and Information Exchange Between Systems - Local and Metropolitan Area Networks - Specific Requirements Part 11: Wireless LAN Medium Access Control (MAC) and Physical Layer (PHY) Specifications, IEEE Std. 802.11-2012, 2012. [IEEE-802.11ad] Information technology - Telecommunications and Information Exchange Between Systems - Local and Metropolitan Area Networks - Specific Requirements Part 11: Wireless LAN Medium Access Control (MAC) and Physical Layer (PHY) Specifications, Amendment 3: Enhancements for Very High Throughput in the 60 GHz Band, IEEE Std. 802.11ad-2012, 2012. Aboba, et al. Proposed Standard [Page 26] INTERNET-DRAFT RADIUS Attributes for IEEE 802 20 October 2013 [IEEE-802.1X] IEEE Standard for Local and Metropolitan Area Networks - Port-Based Network Access Control, IEEE 802.1X-2010, February 2010. [ISO-639] ISO, "Codes for the Representation of Names of Languages". [ISO-14962-1997] ISO, "Space data and information transfer systems - ASCII encoded English", 1997. [RFC2119] Bradner, S., "Key words for use in RFCs to Indicate Requirement Levels", RFC 2119, March, 1997. [RFC2865] Rigney, C., Rubens, A., Simpson, W. and S. Willens, "Remote Authentication Dial In User Service (RADIUS)", RFC 2865, June 2000. [RFC4072] Eronen, P., Hiller, T. and G. Zorn, "Diameter Extensible Authentication Protocol (EAP) Application", RFC 4072, August 2005. [RFC5247] Aboba, B., Simon, D. and P. Eronen, "EAP Key Management Framework", RFC 5247, August 2008. 7.2. Informative references [RFC2607] Aboba, B. and J. Vollbrecht, "Proxy Chaining and Policy Implementation in Roaming", RFC 2607, June 1999. [RFC3162] Aboba, B., Zorn, G. and D. Mitton, "RADIUS and IPv6", RFC 3162, August 2001. [RFC3579] Aboba, B. and P. Calhoun, "RADIUS Support for Extensible Authentication Protocol (EAP)", RFC 3579, September 2003. [RFC3580] Congdon, P., Aboba, B., Smith, A., Zorn, G. and J. Roese, "IEEE 802.1X Remote Authentication Dial In User Service (RADIUS) Usage Guidelines", RFC 3580, September 2003. [RFC3748] Aboba, B., Blunk, L., Vollbrecht, J., Carlson, J. and H. Levkowetz, "Extensible Authentication Protocol (EAP)", RFC 3748, June 2004. [RFC4005] Calhoun, P., Zorn, G., Spence, D., and D. Mitton, "Diameter Network Access Server Application", RFC 4005, August 2005. Aboba, et al. Proposed Standard [Page 27] INTERNET-DRAFT RADIUS Attributes for IEEE 802 20 October 2013 [RFC5176] Chiba, M., Dommety, G., Eklund, M., Mitton, D. and B. Aboba, "Dynamic Authorization Extensions to Remote Authentication Dial In User Service (RADIUS)", RFC 5176, January 2008. Acknowledgments The authors would like to acknowledge Maximilian Riegel, Dorothy Stanley, Yoshihiro Ohba, and the contributors to the IEEE 802.1 and IEEE 802.11 reviews of this document, for useful discussions. Authors' Addresses Bernard Aboba Microsoft Corporation One Microsoft Way Redmond, WA 98052 EMail: bernard_aboba@hotmail.com Jouni Malinen EMail: j@w1.fi Paul Congdon Hewlett Packard Company HP ProCurve Networking 8000 Foothills Blvd, M/S 5662 Roseville, CA 95747 Phone: +1 916 785 5753 Fax: +1 916 785 8478 EMail: paul_congdon@hp.com Joseph Salowey Cisco Systems EMail: jsalowey@cisco.com Mark Jones Azuca Systems EMail: mark@azu.ca Aboba, et al. Proposed Standard [Page 28]