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[Date Prev][Date Next][Thread Prev][Thread Next][Date Index][Thread Index] Re: iSCSI: Use of SRP (draft -04)Steve, You are correct, we'll change the SRP message sequence similar to telnet (U --- N,g,s -- A -- B...). For simultaneous authentication processes (InitAuth, TargetAuth) it seems a problem of over flexibility. The simpler and reasonable way would be to negotiate one authentication method AuthMethod and leave the one way / mutual authentication decision to the specific method selected. In KERB5 the client decides it by setting the krb_ap_req mutual flag, in SRP it's actually mutual. Regards, Ofer Ofer Biran Systems and Software IBM Research Lab in Haifa biran@il.ibm.com 972-4-8296253 Steve Senum <ssenum@cisco.com> on 02/28/2001 01:41:01 AM Please respond to Steve Senum <ssenum@cisco.com> To: ietf-ips <ips@ece.cmu.edu> cc: Subject: iSCSI: Use of SRP (draft -04) Julian: With respect to use of the SRP protocol for authentication, I think the current draft is incomplete. The SRP spec requires that values for the Prime Modulus value 'N' and the Generator value 'g' be sent by the authenticating entity as well as 's' and 'B' (or known through some other method). Look at RFC 2944 to see how telnet handles this. Also, if both Initiator and Target choose to authenticate with SRP, or if InitAuth=KERB5 and TargetAuth=srp, the same key names will be needed by both sides at the same time, resulting in the same key name appearing twice in the same text message. This will make it difficult for the receiver to know which key names goes with which authentication process, since there can be two going on at one time. Regards, Steve Senum
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