Jari,

> Something like 802.1x EAP with an appropriate EAP submethod that generates
> session keys could be used here. Then you would get per-host session keys,
> and presumably all announcements coming from the router would have to be
> duplicated for all receivers, and there'd be no host-host communication.
Perhaps
> that might be good in enough in some cases.

Actually, 802.1x also gives the host a multicast/broadcast key.

alper

>
> Alternatively, AAA might give you the overall key for the network. In that
> case there'd be no limitations mentioned above, but you could spoof
yourself
> as the router or the other hosts. Not sure there's increase in security
> compared to where we started, if unsuccessful network access
authentication
> throws you out of the link.
>
> Jari
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