Technical Summary
This document defines a mechanism that enables a bootstrapping device
to establish trust and mutually authenticate against a network.
Bootstrapping devices have a public private key pair, and this
mechanism enables a network server to prove to the device that it
knows the public key, and the device to prove to the server that it
knows the private key. The mechanism leverages existing DPP and TLS
standards and can be used in an EAP exchange.
Working Group Summary
Within the context of the relatively small EMU WG, there was concurrence from
major contributors in the WG for the publication of this specification. The
authors have gracefully incorporated feedback from the WG, which is reflected
in the current version of the draft.
Document Quality
This specification is an adaption of the Wi-Fi Alliance’s DPP (Device
Provisioning Protocol), it is wire bound and in no way supplants DPP for WLAN
environments. Thus, it has not itself seen deployment yet, but its very similar
cousin is widely deployed.
Personnel
The Document Shepherd for this document is Peter E. Yee. The Responsible
Area Director is Paul Wouters.