Tero Kivinen writes:
> Yaron Sheffer writes:
> > This is why RFC 5998 is listed as "updates 5996". So RFC 5998 does apply 
> > here. Note that it only applies in specific cases, and for specific EAP 
> > methods.
> > 
> > Yes, we should have updated the text in RFC 5996 to refer to 5998, but 
> > we forgot. Sigh.
> 
> Hmm.. I hope this does not mean we should update
> draft-kivinen-ikev2-rfc5996bis (now in AUTH48) to say something about
> this?

As there has not been any support in the list to add anything like
this to the draft-kivinen-ikev2-rfc5996bis, I assume we do not then
need to change it. 

> The RFC 5998 is standard track protocol that extends IKEv2 by
> including new notifications to negotiate the mutual EAP
> authentication, and also changes the payloads sent in the exchanges.
> 
> The current text in the draft is not incorrect, as if you follow the
> protocol described in this draft, then the in draft is correct:
> 
>    An implementation using EAP MUST also use a public-key-based
>    authentication of the server to the client before the EAP
>    authentication begins, even if the EAP method offers mutual
>    authentication.  This avoids having additional IKEv2 protocol
>    variations and protects the EAP data from active attackers.
> 
> What we could do, is to add reference to the RFC5998 there, but I
> think it might not be needed, as RFC5998 is clearly an extension to
> the IKEv2, and we do not need to list all extensions to IKEv2 in the
> specification.
> 
> What do others think? If we would earlier in the publication process,
> I would say go for it, but adding this kind of text in AUTH48 is not
> something I would like to be doing... 
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