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PKI RadSec – Operator Deployment Guidelines
The growth in devices is being accompanied by continued growth in the number of Wi-Fi hotspots. Earlier work by the WBA has identified the use of RadSec, a protocol defined by the IETF in RFC 6614 for transporting RADIUS datagrams over TLS, coupled with a Public Key Infrastructure (PKI), for automating the security of these TLS sessions, as an alternative to the conventional WRIX approach.
With the growth of Wi-Fi interoperability and Wi-Fi roaming services, more service, network and identity providers are looking to build roaming businesses for which an easy and fast method to scale up interconnections is key.
RadSec certificate-based interconnection, through the WBA Public Key Infrastructure (PKI), provides a secure, simpler and less manual method to establish peer interconnection.
The document, “PKI RadSec – Operator Deployment Guidelines” provide guidelines for implementing RADIUS interconnections using RadSec coupled with WBA’s PKI. These guidelines will act as a roadmap that will help planners and systems engineers ensure that RadSec installations go smoothly and efficiently. Adherence to the practices defined will also allow for a more standardized configuration approach and allow for consistent interconnections. This work complements the already released “End-Entity Deployment Guidelines” document, which provides guidance for organizations with Wi-Fi footprint and/or subscribers who intend to deploy WBA’s interoperable Public Keying Infrastructure (PKI) RadSec security service.
The PKI-RadSec Documentation are fully accessible for WBA members only. If you are a WBA Member, please access the WBA Extranet to download PKI-RadSec Documentation, including the WBA PKI Certificate Policy, End-Entity Deployment Guidelines and PKI RadSec – Operator Deployment Guidelines.
The PKI RadSec – Operator Deployment Guidelines is brought to you by WBA Roaming Evolution group.
Please contact us to find out more about the full document available to WBA members.
PKI & RadSec End-Entity Deployment Guidelines
With the growth of Wi-Fi interoperability and Wi-Fi roaming services, more service, network and identity providers are looking to build roaming businesses for which an easy and fast method to scale up interconnections is key.
RadSec certificate-based interconnection, through the WBA Public Key Infrastructure (PKI), provides a secure, simpler and less manual method to establish peer interconnection.
This document, “PKI RadSec – End Entity Deployment Guidelines”, provides information and guidelines for organizations with Wi-Fi coverage and/or subscribers on how RadSec can help their interworking business. It also offers recommendations and guidelines on how to set up PKI RadSec. This work complements the already released “PKI RadSec – Operator Deployment Guidelines” document, which provide guidelines for implementing RADIUS interconnections using RadSec coupled with WBA’s PKI.
The PKI-RadSec Documentation are fully accessible for WBA members only. If you are a WBA Member, please access the WBA Extranet to download PKI-RadSec Documentation, including the WBA PKI Certificate Policy, End-Entity Deployment Guidelines and PKI RadSec – Operator Deployment Guidelines.
The PKI RadSec – End Entity Deployment Guidelines is brought to you by WBA Roaming Evolution group.
Please contact us to find out more about the full document available to WBA members.
Wi-Fi Roaming Standard – WRIX Umbrella Document
The Wireless Broadband Alliance (WBA) defines roaming set-up best practices for service providers and outlines the reasons for providing roaming services as well as suitable strategies to adopt. Standards are provided for the type of information needed from the Wi-Fi network, together with guidelines on how to exchange relevant information between involved parties. Moreover, WBA maintains a database of Operators roaming related data, including the WBAID that is solely provided and maintained by the WBA.
This WRIX Umbrella document is an integral part of the whole Wireless Roaming Intermediary eXchange (WRIX) Framework, developed by the WBA Roaming Work Group. This document defines the means by which operators may interconnect with each other, either directly or through their respective WRIX-is, for the purposes of providing wireless broadband roaming services to their end-users. It also provided a guidance for best practice of Wi-Fi Roaming and overview of WRIX interfaces and entities.
