Event Details
- Date: Saturday, November 1 – Friday, November 7, 2025
- RADEXT session: Friday, November 7, 2:30–4:30 pm EST
- Location: Fairmont The Queen Elizabeth, 900 René-Lévesque Blvd W, Montreal, Quebec
- Event URL: IETF 124 Montreal
Why network security professionals should be at IETF 124
At IETF 124 Montreal, the RADEXT (RADIUS Extensions) working group will recharter to take on critical new work emerging from the RADIUS Conference, Wireless Broadband Alliance initiatives, and industry feedback on securing authentication infrastructure.
This rechartering enables the working group to formalize next-generation RADIUS security protocols. With over 1,000 global Internet engineers converging in Montreal, IETF 124 provides the collaborative environment where protocol specifications become tomorrow's network security standards.
Why InkBridge Networks is attending IETF 124
The RADEXT working group's rechartering discussion on Friday afternoon will determine which protocol enhancements move forward. This is work that InkBridge Networks has been instrumental in developing and championing.
As authentication threats evolve and regulatory frameworks tighten around network security, the IETF process ensures that RADIUS protocol improvements are thoroughly vetted, broadly compatible, and implementable at scale.
CEO Alan DeKok has been working with RADEXT (and the precursor RADIUS working group) for over twenty-five years. Our team's decades of protocol development experience position us at the centre of discussions advances and best practices.
The technical work being discussed directly impacts how enterprises, ISPs, and educational institutions will secure network access in 2026 and beyond.
Find InkBridge Networks at IETF 124
How we're participating: Our entire Ottawa team will be attending, led by Alan DeKok (CEO and RADEXT member). We’re excited to bring our engineers to the deliberations, including Ethan Thompson, Jiayu Hu, Nola Aunger, Marc-Andre Casavant, and even our intern Rachel.
We’ll also be participating in the weekend hackathon, working to implement the changes proposed in the IETF Draft on Standardising Protocol-Error. Other participants in the hackathon include the Radiator team from Finland, members of the RadSec Proxy project from Switch, and RADIUS experts from DFN (Deutsches Forschungsnetz or German Research Network).
Members of the Cisco ISE team have also agreed to conduct feature testing on the outcome of the hackathon.
What we're working on: The RADEXT session on Friday, November 7 (2:30–4:30 pm) will discuss rechartering to advance critical security work.
Meet our team: Alan brings over two decades of RADIUS protocol development and implementation expertise. Jana leads engagement with the authentication and network security communities. Our Ottawa-based engineers contribute daily to both FreeRADIUS development and commercial RADIUS implementations.
Connect with InkBridge Networks at IETF 124
Whether you're implementing RADIUS/TLS for the first time, planning authentication infrastructure upgrades to meet emerging security standards, or navigating the transition from UDP-based RADIUS to secure transport protocols, our team provides the protocol-level expertise you need.
Schedule your meeting
- In-Person Meetings: Available throughout IETF 124 (November 1–7 for detailed technical discussions)
- Montreal-Area Consultations: Extended availability for local operators and vendors
- Follow-up Sessions: Virtual meetings to continue conversations started at IETF
Further Reading
- Looking Forward to IETF 122 - How InkBridge Networks standards work affects your RADIUS deployments
- Introducing RADIUS 1.1 - The FIPS-compatible evolution of RADIUS authentication
- Making RADIUS More Secure - Best practices and roadmap for addressing RADIUS vulnerabilities
InkBridge Networks engineers, supports, and installs foundational network solutions for authentication and network security. The core team founded and continues to maintain the open-source FreeRADIUS Project, the world's most popular RADIUS server, supporting hundreds of millions of users every day.
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