On 6/28/06, Eliot Lear <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

While I agree there may be some differences between application
protocols, it is the primary authentication method that must be shared.
Consider the case where some sort of authentication subsystem sits
outside each application.

Sam Hartman asked that HMAC Digest[1] define a SASL mechanism for this
reason. I assume the same reasoning applies here [2,3]. Alexey and I
need to rev the draft to account for feedback from Yngve Pettersen,
Joe Orton, and others.


1.) <http://www.ietf.org/internet-drafts/draft-sayre-http-hmac-digest-01.txt>
2.) 
<http://lists.osafoundation.org/pipermail/ietf-http-auth/2006-March/000185.html>
3.) 
<http://lists.osafoundation.org/pipermail/ietf-http-auth/2006-March/000186.html>


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Robert Sayre

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