802.1AR is not specifying that a device identity within a certificate has to be a MAC address. It can be any identifier that is unique within a manufacturer's domain. The current thinking is that the identity would go in the common name of the subject name.
> -----Original Message----- > From: Bernard Aboba [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Tuesday, February 13, 2007 10:59 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: RE: [Emu] RE: draft-simon-emu-rfc2716bis-07.txt > > Question: > > What about a device that has a MAC address as a name? Use of > EAP-TLS with MAC certificates is being discussed in WiMAX > Forum and IEEE 802.1AR. Where should the MAC address be > placed (subject vs. subjectAltName) and what field type > should it have? Is there a reference that defines the > formatting of field types? Is there guidance on how to format > the MAC address consistently? (e.g. 00037B5FCE73 in WiMAX vs. > 00:03:7B:5F:CE:73 in IEEE 802.1AR). > > > > _______________________________________________ > Emu mailing list > [email protected] > https://www1.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/emu > _______________________________________________ Emu mailing list [email protected] https://www1.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/emu
