Hi Sam: 

>    Rafa> Nevertheless I am still wondering what is the benefit. Let me
>    Rafa> explain. Fast re-authentication is generally important but we
>    Rafa> are just saving a round trip between initiator and acceptor,
>    Rafa> which are not too much in comparison with the number of
>    Rafa> messages involved during a whole EAP authentication and the
>    Rafa> travel the messages have to do all the way to the home AAA/EAP
>    Rafa> server. So basically I believe reducing that part does not
>    Rafa> help too much if we do not reduce the real critic parts as the
>    Rafa> number of EAP messages or the fact they have to reach the home
>    Rafa> AAA/EAP server.
> 
> 
> You may well be right. I had not fully thought this through.
> It sounds like you'd be happy holding off on this change if we ever make
> it.
> 

I believe it would be interesting to further analyze the general problem, 
perhaps defining a problem statement and the requirements for a fast 
re-authentication procedure in ABFAB. Then, we could move to the solution 
space. I think this is an interesting topic.

> When we are next in person I'd like to discuss this sort of optimization
> with you in more detail.

Sure.

Many thanks.

> 

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Rafael Marin Lopez, PhD
Dept. Information and Communications Engineering (DIIC)
Faculty of Computer Science-University of Murcia
30100 Murcia - Spain
Telf: +34868888501 Fax: +34868884151 e-mail: [email protected]
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