RFC 4282:The Network Access Identifier
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NAS


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... The Network Access Server (NAS) is the device that clients connect to in order to get access to the network ...
... Network Access Identifier (NAI) submitted by the user to the NAS in the initial network authentication. It is also expected that NASes ...
... NAS in the initial network authentication. It is also expected that NASes will use the NAI as part of the process of opening a new tunnel ...


... username is protected, even through intermediate nodes such as NASes. ...



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