We intend to slightly rescope the Connection Reuse draft:
http://tools.ietf.org/id/draft-ietf-sip-connect-reuse-12.txt
Based on input from our ADs, the WG chairs and the editor of the have
agreed to eliminate the part of the draft that discusses the
implementation of reusing non-TLS connections. The stage for this is
set in the abstract of the current draft, from which I quote:
From the security perspective, it is bad practice to reuse a single
connection for the TCP or SCTP transport between two peers, and this
document provides specific insights into why this is the case. As a
remedy, it suggests using two TCP connections (or two SCTP
associations), each opened pro-actively towards the recipient by the
sender.
We may discuss at a later date the idea of developing a draft for
connection reuse in the absence of TLS.
I'm really not expecting anybody to object strongly to this approach,
but am bringing this to the list to avoid surprises down the road. If
you have major issues with doing it this way, please bring them up now.
--
Dean Willis (as chair, ten years and counting . . .)
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