I don't think that DHCP is the right protocol to use for Network Access Authentication.
> > How do we feel about this? Not very good really. A splitting headache best describes it. Thanks for asking. > Is this a good idea, considering > the DSL architecture? I am not a subject matter expert but it seems that they are fighting hard for this. Not sure the motivation, but I can't imagine what reason they can have for hacking DHCP -- and in this sense hacking is in the negative sense. >How will it affect DHCP the protocol? Not sure but how can it help the DHCP protocol. Even if we put all the caveats in the world that this must only be used by DSL forum, you all know that we will battle this in other SDOs for years to come. >Are there any other choices that we should recommend instead? It seems that they need a transport of the user credentials between the Peer and the Authenticator. How about Pana? > I would like to hold the discussion on this in this list > until we've determined that the DHCP protocol is the right > tool for the job. It is not the right tool for the job. I wonder how this will bite us down the road. For example, what are the impacts on DSL forum when they start looking at convergence with other technologies. And handoff scenarios etc.... What will they do if the have to do simultaneous or multiple authentications. Can DHCP support this? In the short term, it seems that this may work but in the long run I am not sure. > Jari > > > > _______________________________________________ > Int-area mailing list > [email protected] > https://www1.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/int-area > _______________________________________________ Int-area mailing list [email protected] https://www1.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/int-area
