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Re: Nodes and Users



	 
	 "William Allen Simpson" writes:
	 > > From: rivest@theory.lcs.mit.edu (Ron Rivest)
	 > > IPSEC needs to provide EXPLICT answers to these questions.  The Ph
	oturis
	 > > spec needs to be based on these answers.  This cannot be swept und
	er the
	 > > rug any longer.
	 > >
	 > No rug sweeping has been attempted, we have discussed this at length
	 in
	 > the Security Architecture.

	 Bill has expressed to me in private mail that he thinks that the
	 question of certificates, certificate formats and naming can wait, but
	 frankly I don't think it can because we don't have a usable system
	 without it.

I agree very strongly with Perry about this.  I tried raising the
issue a few months ago; it met with a resounding silence.  We need
to settle this immediately, if not sooner.  It is, as far as I'm
concerned, an absolute show-stopper -- without some resolution, I
would vote against -- well, not precisely vote in the IETF, but you
know what I mean -- Photuris, on those grounds alone.


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