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Re: Simplifying IKE




In message <Pine.GSO.4.21.0010111709140.9971-100000@ee.technion.ac.il>, Hugo Kr
awczyk writes:
>
>If savings of rounds is considered important this can be achieved 
>without aggressive mode, namely, whenever a phase 1 exchange is performed
>skip phase 2 and derive key material directly from SKEYID_d. 
>This is possible and has no cryptographic disadvantage. However, it
>certainly changes IKE. Moreover, it violates current isakmp processing.
>Are there any clear reasons (beyond the above changes to IKE and isakmp)
>not to do that?

You'd have to move the negotiation currently happening in Phase 2 to Phase 1;
this includes all the Phase 2 IDs and the IPsec SA parameters.
-Angelos





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