At 4:54 AM +0530 11/23/11, Jack Kohn wrote:
As per RFC 4301 implementing AH is a MAY and ESP a MUST. Given that
most of what is achieved by AH can be easily achieved by ESP-NULL, is
there a possibility that AH may get deprecated in the future. Should
new protocols or mechanisms be defined in IETF that depend solely upon
AH to be supported?
Jack
I concur with your observations. I recommend against new (or revised) protocols
mandating use of AH. ESP NULL makes more sense in evey case that I have seen.
Steve
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