Hello,

There appears to be something/someone looping messages back to the list.  
I've received multiple copies of several mails, many of them with a double 
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On Mon, 10 Jun 2002, Steven M. Bellovin wrote:

> In message <002f01c210af$df9ec240$246015ac@T23KEMPF>, "James Kempf" writes:
> >Hi Steve,
> >
> >> >Key distribution could be done via Layer 2 AAA or using the roaming
> >> >consortia idea we had in the ABK draft. However, I think that might
> >> >require some change in IPsec policy, because I believe the policy
> >only
> >> >allows IKE or manual keying for key distribution.
> >>
> >> That's not correct.  In fact, there's another working group, KINK,
> >> whose goal is Kerberos key management for IPsec.
> >>
> >
> >Thanx for the correction.
> >
> >So is it the case then that there would be no change in IPsec policy
> >required for doing AAA-based or roaming consortia-based key management?
> >Is so, then perhaps this problem is fairly straightforward to solve.
> 
> Well, as straight-forward as any key management issue...
> 
> But the word "policy" is important; there's a lot more to setting up an 
> IPsec than key exchange.  Deciding exactly what to encrypt and how has 
> to be negotiated, imposed, or otherwise agreed-upon.
> 
>               --Steve Bellovin, http://www.research.att.com/~smb (me)
>               http://www.wilyhacker.com ("Firewalls" book)
> 
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