Joseph Salowey (jsalowey) wrote:
> This section is about transporting clear text usernames and passwords
> within the tunnel, so password transport requirement needs to stay.  I'm
> fine with more accurate text for describing the attacks.  I propose the
> following text:
> 
> "The tunnel method MUST support transporting clear text username and
> password to the authentication server.  It MUST NOT reveal information
> about the username and password to parties in the communication path
> between the peer and the EAP Server.  The advantage any attacker gains
> against the tunneled method when employing a username and password for
> authentication MUST be through interaction and not computation. "

  The first sentence refers to "authentication server", while the second
 uses "EAP server".  I suggest using "EAP server" for both, as it is
used elsewhere in the document, too.

  Alan DeKok.
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