[802.1] RE: [LinkSec] MACSec PAR - Applicability to OLT-ONU Link
At 10:40 AM 6/12/2003 -0500, O'Connor, Don wrote:
>Dolors,
>
>Will the MACsec project provide protocol mechanisms to protect against the
>connection of an unauthorized ONU to a service provider OLT? It appears that
>maybe a future project / PAR would be required to address this scenario (if
>it is felt that such protection is needed).
That would be the authentication aspect to a total security system. We
discussed this at Ottawa. We first have to finish 802.1aa before we can
tackle any needed work on authentication services that LinkSec needs.
But I am writing a paper right now. My thoughts are FINALLY coming
together on this....
Robert Moskowitz
Senior Technical Director
ICSA Labs, a division of TruSecure Corp.
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