In section 3.7 we say:

"The tunnel method MUST be
   capable of providing client side authentication during tunnel
   establishment."

So the tunnel MUST be capable of proving mutual authentication.  Does
the text need modification?

Joe 

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Yaron Sheffer [mailto:[email protected]] 
> Sent: Thursday, August 06, 2009 1:57 PM
> To: Joseph Salowey (jsalowey); [email protected]
> Subject: RE: Issue #22: Collection of smaller issues
> 
> [snip]
> > 
> >  > Section 4.2.1.1.3
> >  >
> >  > "   A tunnel method MUST provide unidirectional 
> authentication from
> >  >    authentication server to EAP peer or mutual 
> authentication between
> >  >    authentication server and EAP peer."
> >  >
> >  > Is this really an or?  For example, would a tunnel 
> method  > that 
> > only supports undirectional authentication satisfy the  > 
> requirement?
> >  >
> > 
> >  It should be "and"
> > 
> [YS] Why? This is discussing the "outer" method, which may 
> indeed provide only unidirectional auth.
> 
> Thanks,
>       Yaron
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