Hi, This errata is wrong. ESP provides authentication as well as confidentiality, have a look at RFC 4301.
Thanks, Vishwas On Tue, Nov 2, 2010 at 8:53 AM, RFC Errata System <[email protected]> wrote: > > The following errata report has been submitted for RFC4552, > "Authentication/Confidentiality for OSPFv3". > > -------------------------------------- > You may review the report below and at: > http://www.rfc-editor.org/errata_search.php?rfc=4552&eid=2599 > > -------------------------------------- > Type: Technical > Reported by: John W. O'Brien <[email protected]> > > Section: 3 > > Original Text > ------------- > In order to provide authentication to OSPFv3, implementations MUST support > ESP and MAY support AH. > > > Corrected Text > -------------- > In order to provide authentication to OSPFv3, implementations MUST support AH > and MAY support ESP. > > Notes > ----- > Authentication can be provided by an implementation that supports AH only. > > Instructions: > ------------- > This errata is currently posted as "Reported". If necessary, please > use "Reply All" to discuss whether it should be verified or > rejected. When a decision is reached, the verifying party (IESG) > can log in to change the status and edit the report, if necessary. > > -------------------------------------- > RFC4552 (draft-ietf-ospf-ospfv3-auth-08) > -------------------------------------- > Title : Authentication/Confidentiality for OSPFv3 > Publication Date : June 2006 > Author(s) : M. Gupta, N. Melam > Category : PROPOSED STANDARD > Source : Open Shortest Path First IGP > Area : Routing > Stream : IETF > Verifying Party : IESG > _______________________________________________ > OSPF mailing list > [email protected] > https://www.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/ospf > _______________________________________________ OSPF mailing list [email protected] https://www.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/ospf
