Any objection to resolving this by changing the MUSTs to SHOULDs? Thanks,
Joe > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On > Behalf Of Joseph Salowey (jsalowey) > Sent: Thursday, August 06, 2009 12:51 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [Emu] Issue #20: Method Meta-Data > > > #20: Method Meta-Data > > > Section 4.5.3 > > > > " The password authentication exchange MUST support additional > > associated meta-data which can be used to indicate whether the > > authentication is for a user or a machine. This allows the EAP > > server and peer to request and negotiate authentication > > specifically > > for a user or machine. This is useful in the case of > > multiple inner > > authentications where the user and machine both need to be > > authenticated. > > " > > Why is it necessary to support meta-data to indicate > whether > authentication is for a user or machine? Few > authentication > protocols support this today and don't seem > to miss it. For > example, does Kerberos or PKI distinguish > explicitly between > user and machine credentials? > > > > and > > > Section 4.6.5 > > > > " The tunnel method MUST allow for the communication of > > additional data > > associated with an EAP method. This can be used to > > indicate whether > > the authentication is for a user or a machine. This allows the > EAP > > server and peer to request and negotiate authentication > > specifically > > for a user or machine. This is useful in the case of > > multiple inner > > EAP authentications where the user and machine both need to be > > authenticated. > > " > > Again, why is meta-data necessary? Can't the basic need > for > machine + user auth be met without this? > > > > -- > Ticket URL: <http://wiki.tools.ietf.org/wg/emu/trac/ticket/20> > emu <http://tools.ietf.org/wg/emu/> > > _______________________________________________ > Emu mailing list > [email protected] > https://www.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/emu > _______________________________________________ Emu mailing list [email protected] https://www.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/emu
