On 9 February 2017 at 08:58, Evgeny Khramtsov <[email protected]> wrote: > Thu, 9 Feb 2017 08:40:49 +0000 > Dave Cridland <[email protected]> wrote: > >> 3) <authenticate mechanism="EXTERNAL"/><!-- (or the long-hand form >> with both opening and closing tags) - no initial response, so the >> server will respond with an empty string challenge - encoded as >> <challenge>=</challenge> --> > > I still do not understand, what's the point in sending > <challenge>=</challenge>?
Because the server has to send an empty string, not the absence of a challenge. It's possible that no challenges or responses are ever absent, actually - in which case we can simplify things enormously if we choose. It's also possible I've misunderstood things. Dave. _______________________________________________ Standards mailing list Info: https://mail.jabber.org/mailman/listinfo/standards Unsubscribe: [email protected] _______________________________________________
