IEEE SA - 802.1AE-2006 - IEEE Standard for Local and Metropolitan Area Networks: Media Access Control (MAC) Security

Description: This standard specifies how all or part of a network can be secured transparently to peer protocol entities that use the MAC Service provided by IEEE 802 LANs to communicate. MAC security (MACsec) provides connectionless user data confidentiality, frame data integrity, and data origin authenticity.

Status:

Working Group: WG802.1 - Higher Layer LAN Protocols Working Group

Oversight Committee: C/LM - LAN/MAN Standards Committee

Sponsor: IEEE Computer Society

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