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Re: Key Managment Query/Comments...
% As for algorithm independence, SNMPv2 (in RFC 1446) does adhere
% to algorithm independence. For the sake of interoperability it
% "suggests" the use of DES, but DES is not required (just as MD5 is
% suggested but not required for integrity).
It is not clear to me that this really is so.
Could you please give an example where DES could be replaced by some
arbitrary algorithm "FOO" throughout SNMPv2 and yet that implementation
could be said to fully conform/comply with the SNMPv2 specs and not have
extended the SNMP MIBs, administrative structure, (etc) or changed them
in some manner ?
That would greatly help.
Thanks,
Ran
atkinson@itd.nrl.navy.mil