On 6/29/2016 5:45 AM, Black, David wrote:
> Hi Derek,
>
>> > Having encryption params within the scheme being renegotiated seems 
>> > likely, but not
>> > changing the scheme,  as such I can't see the need to preclude reuse of 
>> > the option
>> > values for per scheme use once the scheme is selected.  The actual use I 
>> > was expecting
>> > was that the per scheme renegotiation would/could use those values for 
>> > negotiating
>> > new keys, or other per-scheme values.
> Hmm - looks like I may have misread this text last night as releasing the 
> option for arbitrary
> usage.  I suppose what is there is ok, but I'd prefer to see another option 
> kind allocated for
> encryption spec usage (if we anticipate that being needed) rather than 
> overloading the
> TCP-ENO option kind.
>
> Thanks, --David

AFAICT, the encryption spec is a component of TCP-ENO. This wouldn't be
"overloading", but a sub-field or variant.

IMO, TCP option kind numbers ought to be assigned only for independently
useful options.

Joe

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