IEEE Draft Standard for Local and Metropolitan Area Networks--Port-based Network Access Control

For the purpose of providing compatible authentication, authorization, and cryptographic key agreement mechanisms to support secure communication between devices connected by 802 LANs, this standard: a) Specifies a general method for provision of port-based network access control. b) Specifies protocols that establish secure associations for IEEE Std 802.1AE MAC Security. c) Facilitates the use of industry standard authentication and authorization protocols.