An apparatus comprising a supplicant proxy port authorization entity (PAE) configured to communicate with a user equipment (UE) and a network, wherein the supplicant proxy PAE causes a communication path to forward or block communications between the UE and the network. Included is a network component comprising at least one processor configured to implement a method comprising authenticating a UE with a network using an Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) 802.1X protocol, and exchanging a secure key with the UE using an IEEE 802.1 AF protocol. Also included is a method comprising authenticating a user UE configured for a first authentication protocol with a network configured for a second authentication protocol using a port entity configured for the first authentication protocol and the second authentication protocol, and securing the UE's access to the network by completing a security key agreement using the first authentication protocol.