On 5/16/2011 8:02 PM, Alan DeKok wrote:

> Sam Hartman wrote:
>> I'd like to confirm that code is in use both by implementations of
>> eap-fast v1 and v2.
> 
>   As a backup question: Are there *any* implementations of v2?
> 
>   The draft does not make it clear if this is the case.  Can the authors
> step in and give their opinion?

I believe that it was stated in Prague that there were no
implementations (let alone deployments) at that time, but that Cisco
would commit to putting development on their road map.

> 
>> Does the current text mandate support for eap-fast v1 as well as v2?
> 
>   Yes and no.  Section 3.1 says:
> 
>    The version negotiation procedure guarantees that the EAP-FAST peer
>    and server will agree to the latest version supported by both
>    parties.  If version negotiation fails, then use of EAP-FAST will not
>    be possible, and another mutually acceptable EAP method will need to
>    be negotiated if authentication is to proceed.
> 
>   This makes it *possible* for an implementation to support v2 only.
> This will require starting version negotiation for EAP-FASTv2, and then
> switching to a different EAP method.
> 
>   Implementations traditionally have found it difficult to start one EAP
> method, and then to switch to another one.  This means that v2-only
> implementations may be difficult to deploy in practice.
> 
>> Is it expected that most implementations will support v1 and v2?
>>
>> Is it desired that people be able to create a v2 only implementation?
> 
>   I will partially avoid those two questions, and say that it should be
> possible to deploy only the EMU tunneled method.

This seems to me to be a strong argument for a new type code.

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