On Tue, 2 Mar 2010 13:03:40 -0500 "Blumenthal, Uri - 0662 - MITLL" <u...@ll.mit.edu> wrote:
> I see value in adding a simpler-than-EAP method, and support this > effort. But overall it's an extremely difficult task because of IPR. > > I personally would hate to see a patent-encumbered solution - and > that would disqualify EKE and PAK outright (both held by > Alcatel-Lucent, AFAIK). SRP would be the only acceptable (from IPR > point of view) candidate that I'm aware of. Note that the EKE patent expires in October 2011. (At least I think it does; it was filed in October 1991.) Depending on when you expect implementations to appear-- and given how long it takes to produce standards-track documents in the IETF -- it might not be a problem. > I've been told that EKE > patent is written so broadly that it could cover SRP as well - > somebody more knowledgeable should comment on this. > I've been told that, too, but since I haven't worked for the patent assignee for almost 13 years, I've never felt any need to (go through the non-trivial amount of work necessary to) come to my own conclusions. _______________________________________________ IPsec mailing list IPsec@ietf.org https://www.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/ipsec
