Lorenzo Buoofelli wrote:

> In "draft-ietf-sip-rfc2543bis-05" pag 82 I read:
> "Any time a proxy server or user agent receives a request, they MAY
> challenge
> the initiator of the response to provide assurance of their identity"
> 
> Certainly it is valid for Register, Invite, Bye, Cancel and Option.
> Is it valid for ACk too?
> 
> Can a proxy require an authentication on a ACK request?
> 

No, it can't. Neither for CANCEL. We will fix in bis-06.

[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

> The UA or proxy may demand the client to include the
> (Proxy-)Authorization header field in the ACK, if the client has been
> challenged earlier in the dialog, e.g. for the INVITE request. 


For ACK for 2xx, a UAC is supposed to provide the same credentials in it 
as the INVITE.

For ACK for non-2xx, you need transport level mechanisms to verify that 
the surce of the ACK is the same as the original request, same with CANCEL.


> For
> Digest authentication the client has all information (nonce, nc, qop
> etc.) it need to calculate a correct response value. The problem is that
> if no (Proxy-)Authorization header field is included, what should the UA
> or proxy do if it can't send a response?


Discard.

Thanks,
Jonathan R.


> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Bob Penfield <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Date: Monday, January 7, 2002 2:34 pm
> Subject: Re: [Sip-implementors] Authentication on ACK
> 
> 
>>There is never a response to an ACK. Therefore a proxy or user 
>>agent cannot
>>challenge an ACK. If a challenge was appropriate, it would have 
>>occurred for
>>the INVITE.
>>
>>(-:bob
>>
>>Robert F. Penfield
>>Chief Software Architect
>>Acme Packet, Inc.
>>130 New Boston Street
>>Woburn, MA 01801
>>[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>>
>>----- Original Message -----
>>From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>>To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>>Sent: Monday, January 07, 2002 1:04 PM
>>Subject: [Sip-implementors] Authentication on ACK
>>
>>
>>
>>>In "draft-ietf-sip-rfc2543bis-05" pag 82 I read:
>>>"Any time a proxy server or user agent receives a request, they MAY
>>>
>>challenge
>>
>>>the initiator of the response to provide assurance of their 
>>>
>>identity">
>>
>>>Certainly it is valid for Register, Invite, Bye, Cancel and Option.
>>>Is it valid for ACk too?
>>>
>>>Can a proxy require an authentication on a ACK request?
>>>
>>>Thanks
>>>Lorenzo
>>>
>>>
>>>___________________________________________
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