Today the MACsec standard is also used to encrypt WAN communications links. On point-point links over dark fiber or pseudowire circuits, this is equivalent to encrypting a LAN hop. On Carrier WANs, where there is active equipment in the core of the network, MACsec may or may not be suitable.
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