eap Mailing List: FW: RFC 4186 on Extensible Authentication Protocol Method for Global System for Mobile Communications (GSM) Subscriber Identity Modules (EAP-SIM)

[Jari Arkko (jari.arkko]

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>        RFC 4186
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>        Title:      Extensible Authentication Protocol Method for
>                    Global System for Mobile Communications (GSM)
>                    Subscriber Identity Modules (EAP-SIM)
>        Author(s):  H. Haverinen, Ed., J. Salowey, Ed.
>        Status:     Informational
>        Date:       January 2006
>        Mailbox:    henry.haverinen [at] nokia.com, jsalowey [at] cisco.com
>        Pages:      92
>        Characters: 220807
>        Updates/Obsoletes/SeeAlso:    None
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>        I-D Tag:    draft-haverinen-pppext-eap-sim-16.txt
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>        URL:        ftp://ftp.rfc-editor.org/in-notes/rfc4186.txt
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> This document specifies an Extensible Authentication Protocol (EAP)
> mechanism for authentication and session key distribution using the
> Global System for Mobile Communications (GSM) Subscriber Identity
> Module (SIM).  GSM is a second generation mobile network standard.
> The EAP-SIM mechanism specifies enhancements to GSM authentication
> and key agreement whereby multiple authentication triplets can be
> combined to create authentication responses and session keys of
> greater strength than the individual GSM triplets.  The mechanism
> also includes network authentication, user anonymity support, result
> indications, and a fast re-authentication procedure.
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