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Re: Two issues: AH death, and SA identification



Perhaps we need yet another "line" separating SA management and key
management?  (As it is, KINK will probably incorporate much of IKE
phase-II quick-mode for the SA negotiation).

-derek

Stephen Kent <kent@bbn.com> writes:

> Negotiation of SA parameters is an SA management function, though not 
> necessarily a key management function. We have disconnects today 
> between IKE capabilities and IPsec architecture. I want to close 
> those gaps in the next rev, and not by reducing IPsec functionality.
> 
> Perhaps what I should say is that I want to specify more concretely 
> what an SA management protocol must provide for IPsec, whether that 
> protocol is IKE or not.
> 
> Steve

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       Derek Atkins, SB '93 MIT EE, SM '95 MIT Media Laboratory
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