Tero Kivinen wrote:
> > If it's not an interop issue, and not a security issue, then I'm
> > not sure if mandating such check is needed. But are there some 
> > security implications?
> 
> I agree that there is no real need to mandate such check, but if
> IKEv2 tester implementations are requiring such check that will be
> de-facto requirement to add such check, as otherwise you will not
> pass their tests.
> 
> So for that it is interoperability issue, as you cannot pass their
> interoperability tests if you do not check it. So thats why I think
> it would be good to say that either it is valid to check only your
> own SPI or that you MUST check both spis.

Hmm, I see your point -- if even tester implementors have been
confused, it certainly would be good to say *something* about this in
the specification.

(But since this is about interaction with non-compliant
implementations, I don't really care which way we choose..)

Best regards,
Pasi
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