rfc9672v3.txt		rfc9672.txt
	Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) W. Kumari		Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) W. Kumari
	Request for Comments: 9672 Google, LLC		Request for Comments: 9672 Google, LLC
	Updates: 8110 D. Harkins		Updates: 8110 D. Harkins
	Category: Informational Hewlett-Packard Enterprise		Category: Informational Hewlett-Packard Enterprise
	ISSN: 2070-1721 November 2024		ISSN: 2070-1721 December 2024
	Transferring Opportunistic Wireless Encryption to the IEEE 802.11		Transferring Opportunistic Wireless Encryption to the IEEE 802.11
	Working Group		Working Group
	Abstract		Abstract
	RFC 8110 describes Opportunistic Wireless Encryption (OWE), a mode		RFC 8110 describes Opportunistic Wireless Encryption (OWE), a mode
	that allows unauthenticated clients to connect to a network using		that allows unauthenticated clients to connect to a network using
	encrypted traffic. This document transfers the ongoing maintenance		encrypted traffic. This document transfers the ongoing maintenance
	and further development of the protocol to the IEEE 802.11 Working		and further development of the protocol to the IEEE 802.11 Working
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	4. IANA Considerations		4. IANA Considerations
	5. References		5. References
	5.1. Normative References		5.1. Normative References
	5.2. Informative References		5.2. Informative References
	Acknowledgments		Acknowledgments
	Authors' Addresses		Authors' Addresses
	1. Introduction		1. Introduction
	Opportunistic Wireless Encryption (OWE) [RFC8110] is a mode of		Opportunistic Wireless Encryption (OWE) [RFC8110] is a mode of
	opportunistic security [RFC7435] for IEEE Std 802.11		opportunistic security [RFC7435] for IEEE Std 802.11 that provides
	[IEEE_802.11-2024] that provides encryption of the wireless medium		encryption of the wireless medium without authentication.
	without authentication.
	Since publication, [RFC8110] (also known as "[Wi-Fi_Enhanced_Open]")		Since publication, [RFC8110] (also known as "[Wi-Fi_Enhanced_Open]")
	has been widely implemented and deployed.		has been widely implemented and deployed.
	The IEEE 802.11 Working Group [IEEE_802.11] has requested the ability		The IEEE 802.11 Working Group [IEEE_802.11] has requested the ability
	to maintain and develop OWE (see [IEEE_LS]) to ensure that the		to maintain and develop OWE (see [IEEE_LS]) to ensure that the
	protocol remains in sync with the IEEE protocols. This document		protocol remains in sync with the IEEE protocols. This document
	represents concurrence that future work on OWE [RFC8110] will now		represents concurrence that future work on OWE [RFC8110] will now
	occur in the IEEE 802.11 Working Group.		occur in the IEEE 802.11 Working Group.
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	[RFC8110] Harkins, D., Ed. and W. Kumari, Ed., "Opportunistic		[RFC8110] Harkins, D., Ed. and W. Kumari, Ed., "Opportunistic
	Wireless Encryption", RFC 8110, DOI 10.17487/RFC8110,		Wireless Encryption", RFC 8110, DOI 10.17487/RFC8110,
	March 2017, <https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc8110>.		March 2017, <https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc8110>.
	5.2. Informative References		5.2. Informative References
	[IEEE_802.11]		[IEEE_802.11]
	IEEE, IEEE 802.11 Working Group,		IEEE, IEEE 802.11 Working Group,
	<https://www.ieee802.org/11/>.		<https://www.ieee802.org/11/>.
	[IEEE_802.11-2024]
	IEEE, "tbd", tbd, May 2024, <tbd>.
	[IEEE_LS] "Liaison statement: OWE (RFC8110) now in 802.11", IETF		[IEEE_LS] "Liaison statement: OWE (RFC8110) now in 802.11", IETF
	Liaison Statement, May 2024,		Liaison Statement, May 2024,
	<https://datatracker.ietf.org/liaison/1929/>.		<https://datatracker.ietf.org/liaison/1929/>.
	[RFC7435] Dukhovni, V., "Opportunistic Security: Some Protection		[RFC7435] Dukhovni, V., "Opportunistic Security: Some Protection
	Most of the Time", RFC 7435, DOI 10.17487/RFC7435,		Most of the Time", RFC 7435, DOI 10.17487/RFC7435,
	December 2014, <https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc7435>.		December 2014, <https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc7435>.
	[Wi-Fi_Enhanced_Open]		[Wi-Fi_Enhanced_Open]
	Harkins, D., "Wi-Fi CERTIFIED Enhanced Open: Transparent		Harkins, D., "Wi-Fi CERTIFIED Enhanced Open: Transparent
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