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Re: new draft-ietf-ipsec-isakmp?



  Michael,

>   Here is my original text. If anyone wants me to post the discussion
> that ensued, I will do that, assuming that the parties involved don't
> object. Word smithing welcome.

I don't object if you feel it is necessary.

> To: Daniel Harkins <dharkins@cisco.com>,
>     wdm@epoch.ncsc.mil (W. Douglas Maughan)
> CC: ylo@ssh.fi, piper@cisco.com, mjs@terisa.com, mss@tycho.ncsc.mil,
>     tmo@ssh.fi, kivinen@ssh.fi
> Subject: Re: vendor id in isakmp 
> In-reply-to: Your message of "Sun, 12 Oct 1997 14:37:42 PDT."
>              <199710122137.OAA24282@dharkins-ss20> 
> Date: Mon, 13 Oct 1997 15:47:05 -0400
> From: "Michael C. Richardson" <mcr@istari.sandelman.ottawa.on.ca>
[snip]
> If Vendor ID(s) are sent, they MUST be sent during the Phase I
> exchange.  [comment please! MCR]
> 
> 
>          0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1
>         +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
>         ! Next Payload  !   RESERVED    !         Payload Length        !
>         +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
>         !                                                               !
> 	  !		  VENDOR ID: 96 bits                              !
>         !                                                               !
>         +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+

Does this have to be 96bits? Since a payload length is included can't this
just be an opaque blob whose length is determined by the payload length
field?

  Dan.



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