Re: Making IPsec *not* mandatory in Node Requirement ( was Re: Updates to Node Requirements-bis (UNCLASSIFIED))

2008-03-01 Thread Mark Smith
Hi Alain, On Tue, 26 Feb 2008 13:41:37 +0800 Alain Durand [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The latest draft: draft-ietf-6man-node-req-bis-00.txt still lists IPsec as mandatory to implement. As I mentioned last IETF meeting, this is creating a problem for certain kind of devices, like cable modems,

Re: Making IPsec *not* mandatory in Node Requirement ( was Re: Updates to Node Requirements-bis (UNCLASSIFIED))

2008-02-27 Thread Jean-Michel Combes
Hi Alain, you raise the existential question about the security (except for dedicated security services like VPN): why to pay for something that might be never used? :) This is exactly the same problem I have today with airbags in the cars: I pay them when I buy a car (i.e. cost), I cannot

Making IPsec *not* mandatory in Node Requirement ( was Re: Updates to Node Requirements-bis (UNCLASSIFIED))

2008-02-25 Thread Alain Durand
The latest draft: draft-ietf-6man-node-req-bis-00.txt still lists IPsec as mandatory to implement. As I mentioned last IETF meeting, this is creating a problem for certain kind of devices, like cable modems, who have a very limited memory footprint. Those devices operate in an environment where