Hi Rajesh,

Yes, you are right. We should add text that says that checksum SHOULD not be 
computed and verified when an authentication trailer is attached to an OSPFv3 
packet. 

Cheers, Manav

> -----Original Message-----
> From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On 
> Behalf Of Rajesh Shetty
> Sent: Wednesday, January 19, 2011 10.09 AM
> To: 'Acee Lindem'
> Cc: [email protected]
> Subject: Re: [OSPF] Supporting Authentication Trailer for OSPFv3
> 
> 
> Dear Acee,
> 
> Just a discrepancy between ospfv2 and ospfv3:
> IN OSPFv2 cryptographic authentication, checksum filed is set 
> to zero. IN
> OSPFv3 authentication Trailer, both cryptographic authentication and
> checksum are calculated. Checksum in OSPFv3 covers ipv6 pseudo header,
> entire ospf packet. Covering ospf packet might not be 
> necessary in this
> scenario since cryptographic authentication already covers the same.
> 
> 
> Thanks
> Rajesh
> 
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On 
> Behalf Of Acee
> Lindem
> Sent: Friday, January 07, 2011 8:39 PM
> To: Bhatia, Manav (Manav)
> Cc: [email protected]; Vishwas Manral
> Subject: Re: [OSPF] Supporting Authentication Trailer for OSPFv3
> 
> Actually I was just making sure everyone was paying attention 
> :^) Since I'm
> an author, I'll validate with Abhay and Stewart but I think 
> we can move
> forward and make this a WG document. 
> 
> 
> Thanks, 
> Acee 
> 
> On Jan 6, 2011, at 8:46 PM, Bhatia, Manav (Manav) wrote:
> 
> > I am sure Acee meant that the he and the authors would like 
> to see this
> draft adopted up as a WG draft.
> > 
> > I agree with that sentiment and would request this to be 
> accepted as a WG
> document. We've had several mails in the past where this work 
> was supported
> and none that was against.
> > 
> > Cheers, Manav
> > 
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From: Acee Lindem [mailto:[email protected]] 
> >> Sent: Friday, January 07, 2011 2.11 AM
> >> To: [email protected]
> >> Cc: Bhatia, Manav (Manav); Vishwas Manral 
> >> Subject: Supporting Authentication Trailer for OSPFv3 
> >> 
> >> Speaking as WG Co-Chair: 
> >> 
> >> At the last OSPF WG meeting, there was some interest in this 
> >> draft. I'm now asking for opinions for and against. 
> >> 
> >> Speaking as a WG member: 
> >> 
> >> The authors (myself included) would not like to make this a 
> >> WG draft. On the OSPF list and at the OSPF WG meeting, the 
> >> only dissent was on along the lines of making IPsec 
> >> (including IKEv2) work better with OSPFv3 rather than doing 
> >> this. I don't disagree that this should be a goal but I don't 
> >> think it should preclude this work. 
> >> 
> >> Thanks,
> >> Acee
> 
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