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* User policy
o User Management
o Binding users to services and service quality
o User security

* User identification & authentication
o Not done at the network layer
o Must be available at the network layer
- can be bound to IP addresses
o Can use passwords, tokens, X.509 client certificates
o Can be any techniques
- WNT domain logon, AAA server (Radius), HTTP Authentication, Cisco lock and key, etc

* Directory: the repository for
o User authentication
- X.509 certificates
o User authorization
o User profile
o Needed for the PKI
User policy is the challenge of policy-based network managment

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