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RE: who is right ? (take 2)



I don't see this as an inconsistency.

You should not copy the options from the inner header to the outer header. 

But the outer header may contain options, depending on the local node's
configuration.

Rich

> -----Original Message-----
> From: dbastien@galea.com [mailto:dbastien@galea.com]
> Sent: Monday, September 28, 1998 9:50 AM
> To: ipsec@tis.com
> Subject: who is right ? (take 2)
> 
> 
> 
> I'm really sorry guys.
> 
> The first one (cut and paste) is suppose to be the tunnel mode :
> 
> I saw in the draft-ietf-ipsec-esp-v2-06.txt :
> 
>      >             
> --------------------------------------------------------
> ---
>      >       IPv4  | new IP hdr* |     | orig IP hdr*  |   |  
>   | ESP   |
> ESP|
>      >             |(any options)| ESP | (any options)
> |TCP|Data|Trailer|Auth|
>      >             
> --------------------------------------------------------
> ---
>      >                                 |<--------- encrypted 
> ---------->|
>      >                           |<----------- authenticated 
> ---------->|
> 
> and  i read in the draft-ietf-ipsec-arch-sec-06.txt :
> 
>      > 5.1.2.1 IPv4 -- Header Construction for Tunnel Mode
>      >
>      >                        <-- How Outer Hdr Relates to 
> Inner Hdr -->
>      >                        Outer Hdr at                 
> Inner Hdr at
>      >   IPv4                 Encapsulator                 
> Decapsulator
>      >     Header fields:     --------------------         
> ------------
>      >       version          4 (1)                        no change
>      >       header length    constructed                  no change
>      >       TOS              copied from inner hdr (5)    no change
>      >       total length     constructed                  no change
>      >       ID               constructed                  no change
>      >       flags (DF,MF)    constructed, DF (4)          no change
>      >       fragmt offset    constructed                  no change
>      >       TTL              constructed (2)              
> decrement (2)
>      >       protocol         AH, ESP, routing hdr         no change
>      >       checksum         constructed                  
> constructed (2)
>      >       src address      constructed (3)              no change
>      >       dest address     constructed (3)              no change
>      >   Options            never copied                 no change
> 
> 
> 
> I just want to know how to process the option in the outter IP header.
> 
> I remove them ? or I let them unchange (from IP1)?
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Dominique
> dbastien@galea.com
> 
> 
> 
>