Is it really that important to specify USB or even a file format here? The aim is to get a pre-shared key into devices. The underlying cipher suite will determine the basic size of the key. There may be additional services to allow the use of a passphrase in conjunction with a hash to generate the key. How that key/passphrase gets into the device - is this a concern for the IETF, considering that there are many different ways to physically do this (e.g. WPS specifies four mechanisms)?
Robert On Tue, Nov 15, 2011 at 8:22 AM, Joe Touch <to...@isi.edu> wrote: > > > On 11/14/2011 11:17 PM, Ted Lemon wrote: > >> On Nov 15, 2011, at 2:24 PM, Joe Touch<to...@isi.edu> wrote: >> >>> iPhones are (or can be) routers. >>> iPhones have no microSD. >>> iPhones have a USB port that does not supply power. >>> >> >> Right, we already covered this. You plug them into a USB host >> device.If you believe this is impractical, okay, >> > > but you never expressed that position. > > Then let me specify the case: > > - verizon home network (no USB on my home router) > - iPhone and iPad (USB clients, but not hosts) > - no PC (use the iCloud service) > > Yes, I can exchange files over the iCloud or with bluetooth. > > However, the idea of USB as sneakernet is like a stone and chisel already. > > Joe > > ______________________________**_________________ > homenet mailing list > homenet@ietf.org > https://www.ietf.org/mailman/**listinfo/homenet<https://www.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/homenet> > -- Robert Cragie Gridmerge Ltd. 89 Greenfield Crescent, Wakefield, WF4 4WA, UK +44 1924 910888 +1 415 513 0064 http://www.gridmerge.com
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