Joe,

Understood. The "EAP-FAST" protocol and name and type value (from the IETF
space) are tied in the market to specific vendor. A new name and a
corresponding new IETF type help associate the new standard method with the
IETF.

Dorothy

On Mon, May 16, 2011 at 11:37 AM, Joe Salowey <jsalo...@cisco.com> wrote:

>
> On May 16, 2011, at 11:29 AM, Dorothy Stanley wrote:
>
> > I support allocating a new method type for the new standard method,
> sooner, rather than later.
> >
> > The new method is defined by an IETF group, based on
> submissions/modifications
> > from multiple parties, and should carry/use an IETF rather than specific
> vendor identifier.
> >
>
> [Joe] Just to be clear, EAP-FAST type ID has been allocated from the IETF
> type space and is not an expanded vendor specific EAP type as defined in RFC
> 3748.
>
> > Dorothy
> >
> > On Sat, May 14, 2011 at 6:18 PM, Glen Zorn <g...@net-zen.net> wrote:
> > On 5/15/2011 2:36 AM, Sam Hartman wrote:
> > >>>>>> "Alan" == Alan DeKok <al...@deployingradius.com> writes:
> > >
> > >     Alan> Glen Zorn wrote:
> > >     >> There seem to be two issues here: renaming the draft &
> allocating
> > >     >> a new EAP type.  For which one are opinions being solicited?
> > >
> > >     Alan>   Allocating a new EAP type.
> > >
> > > My opinion is that we have two options:
> > >
> > > 1) Allocate a new method type now.
> > >
> > > 2) Revisit this issue at the end.
> > >
> > > I don't think we'll be in a position to decide for sure we can keep the
> > > method type until we reach WGLC.
> >
> > I don't follow your logic here.  Allocating a new EAP type is,
> > practically speaking, nothing.
> >
> > >
> > > However we can always short-circuit the issue early.
> >
> > The only question I can see is whether or not emu really is an extension
> > of the Cisco marketing department.  One would like to think that the
> > answer is obvious but maybe not...
> >
> > ...
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