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EAP Invariants
Mode Independence
Identical key state on EAP authenticator, regardless of whether it operates in “stand-alone” or “pass-through” mode
Media independence
EAP methods agnostic about lower layers
AAA server is lower layer agnostic
Method independence
Pass-through authenticator is method agnostic
Ciphersuite independence
EAP methods generate keying material, not session keys
AAA server is ciphersuite agnostic
PPT Version