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  • 1.  802.1AR

    Posted Dec 01, 2022 05:31 AM

    We are working on a new policy for IoT devices. A new standard is 802.1AR but i can't find much detailed information.

    Is a Secure Device ID (iDevID, lDevID...) in fact a kind of (public signed) certificate - but one that never expires?

    Is there any practical use / implementation of 802.1AR in Clearpass PM known? 



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    Danny Bosman
    KBC Group - Belgium
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  • 2.  RE: 802.1AR

    Posted Dec 01, 2022 10:20 AM
    802.11AR seems to be part of Device Provisioning Protocol (DPP) or Wi-Fi Easy Connect (same thing).

    Here is a video from the past with a demo.

    There is a dependency on the WLAN side as well, not just ClearPass and I have not seen many client devices that support DPP/Wi-Fi Easy Connect, which may be why there (to my knowledge) is not yet a practical implementation available.

    To my understanding the Secure Device ID does not need to be publicly signed because you provision the device with like a QR code that has the information to setup the trust. And there are all kinds of things in place to verify ownership across the supply chain. These recent videos from a hardware manufacturer seem to have some more details. If others have better information, please share here.

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  • 3.  RE: 802.1AR

    Posted Dec 04, 2023 12:08 PM

    Note that there is a new video on 802.1AR in the Secure Networking Tech Corner:

    https://community.arubanetworks.com/viewdocument/secure-device-onboarding-with-8021?CommunityKey=ad21c2d0-6517-4b6b-81fc-018a19005f5c&tab=librarydocuments