Folks


Sorry for the delay in sending this email, but I have read the 
draft-bhatia-manral-auth-trailer-ospfv3-01 and I have some doubts and 
questions.  I have listed these below, together with a minor editorial nit that 
I noticed as I went through the draft.



Please let me know your thoughts.



Regards

Alan

Alan Davey
Software Engineer, Network Technologies Division
Metaswitch Networks
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Comments and questions.

1.  Section 2.1 AT-Bit in Options Field,  states that "OSPFv3 routers MUST set 
the AT-bit in OSPFv3 Hello and Database Description packets to indicate that 
the OSPFv3 router will include the authentication trailer in all OSPFv3 packets 
on the link".  I would expect that local configuration would indicate that the 
authentication trailer must be included in all OSPFv3 packets on the link.  Use 
of the authentication trailer would not be a matter for negotiation between 
OSPFv3 neighbors, as was mentioned in previous emails on the subject.  Do you 
agree?

2.  In fact I have a doubt as to whether the AT-bit is required.  Can the 
presence or otherwise of the authentication trailer provide the same meaning as 
an AT-bit?

3.  Section 2.2, paragraph 2; s/its/it is/


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