Subject: [eap] Proposed resolution to Issue 128: Accept with modifications

From: [email-masked] (Bernard Aboba)
Date: Mon, 12 May 2003 10:51:44 -0700 (PDT)

The text of Issue 128 is enclosed below. I'd like to propose that we
accept this change with the modifications below.

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Issue 128: Encapsulation reference
Submitter name: Jari Arkko
Submitter email address: [email-masked]
Date first submitted: May 12, 2003
Reference:
Document: EAP-03.f
Comment type: E
Priority: S
Section: Various
Rationale/Explanation of issue:

> 1. Introduction
>
> EAP may be used on dedicated links as well as switched circuits, and
> wired as well as wireless links. To date, EAP has been implemented
> with hosts and routers that connect via switched circuits or dial-up
> lines using PPP [RFC1661]. It has also been implemented with switches
> and access points using IEEE 802 [IEEE.802.1990]. EAP encapsulation
> on IEEE 802 wired media is described in [IEEE.802.1X].

Add wireless LANs to this list: "EAP encapsulation on IEEE
wireless LANs is described in [IEEE.802-11.1999]."

[BA] -

Ah, but it isn't defined there. It *will* be defined in
IEEE 802.11i, but the encapsulation could be different
from that specified in IEEE 802.1X-2001. For example, it
has been suggested that EAP be encapsulated within
IEEE 802.11 Authenticate frames instead of data frames.

So I would suggest that we add a reference to IEEE 802.11i (a work in
progress) instead.