IEEE 802.1AE (MACsec)

IEEE 802.1AE

802.AE is the IEEE MAC Security standard (also known as MACsec) which defines connectionless data confidentiality and integrity for media access independent protocols. It is standardized by the IEEE 802.1 working group.

Understanding Media Access Control Security (MACsec)

Media Access Control Security (MACsec) is an industry-standard security technology that provides secure communication for all traffic on Ethernet links. MACsec provides point-to-point security on Ethernet links between directly connected nodes and is capable of identifying and preventing most security threats, including denial of service, intrusion, man-in-the-middle, masquerading, passive wire tapping, and playback attacks.

MACsec allows you to secure an Ethernet link for almost all traffic, including frames from the Link Layer Discovery Protocol (LLDP), Link Aggregation Control Protocol (LACP), Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP), Address Resolution Protocol (ARP), and other protocols that are not typically secured on an Ethernet link because of limitations with other security such as IP Security (IPsec) and Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) to provide end-to-end network security.

 

From: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IEEE_802.1AE

From: http://www.juniper.net/documentation/en_US/junos15.1/topics/concept/macsec.html