MAC Data Security PAR Study Group
The IEEE 802.1 MAC Data Security Study Group was formed at the November 2026 Plenary session with the following scope and duties:
- Scope: Investigate reuse and potential extension of the architecture and technology standardized in IEEE Std 802.1AE Media Access Control (MAC) Security, a.k.a. “MACsec” to protect data where the underlying transport does not preserve the MAC addresses of the communicating peers, and potential standardization in the form of either an amendment to IEEE Std 802.1AE or a new IEEE 802.1 standard.
- Duties: Consider contributions, determine the form of standardization, draft a corresponding Project Authorization Request (PAR) and Criteria for Standards Development (CSD) responses for consideration by the IEEE 802.1 Working Group, and report progress to the Working Group.
The file naming convention for this study group is:
| Filename template | Document |
|---|---|
| mdssg-shortname-title-mmyy-vNN.xtn | Presentation or document for MAC Data Security PAR Study Group, authored by shortname with title title, dated MMYY (e.g., 0115 for January 2015), optionally version-numbered NN. “xtn” is a filename extension, such as “.pdf”. |
Please note that the file name cannot contain any spaces or special characters.