RE: IPSEC target and transport mode

[Bill Studenmund <wrstuden@wasabisystems.com>]

On Wed, 3 Apr 2002 Black_David@emc.com wrote:

> > Let's take a vote on MUST/MUST as well.  Then,
> > let's get on with last call.
>
> Indeed.  I started the discussion on this issue over a week ago,
> so it is now time to close it and move on.  Based on that discussion
> I believe the IPS WG rough consensus is "MUST implement" tunnel mode,
> and "MAY implement" transport mode.  In looking over the discussion,
> I see that:
> 	- Bill Stundemund has withdrawn his objection

		Well, I modified it from a, "this is quite evilly
		wrong," to "I don't like it but it won't totally
		break the protocol." :-)

> 	- Jason Thorpe has accepted a sentence involving a
> 		"should" for use of transport mode when performance
> 		(number of bytes transmitted) is a concern.
> 	- I believe that sentence also resolves John Hufferd's
> 		performance-based objection.
> 	- That leaves Todd Sperry's objection
> Hence I call this consensus for "MUST implement" tunnel mode and
> "MAY implement" transport mode over Todd Sperry's objection.

Take care,

Bill