Subject: [HOKEY] [Technical Errata Reported] RFC5296 (1845)

From: RFC Errata System <[email-masked]>
Date: Mon, 31 Aug 2009 12:28:13 -0700 (PDT)

The following errata report has been submitted for RFC5296,
"EAP Extensions for EAP Re-authentication Protocol (ERP)".

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You may review the report below and at:
http://www.rfc-editor.org/errata_search.php?rfc=5296&eid=1845

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Type: Technical
Reported by: Glen Zorn <[email-masked]>

Section: 2

Original Text
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An ER server is a logical entity; the home ER server is located on the same backend authentication server as the EAP server in the home domain.  The local ER server may not necessarily be a full EAP server.

Corrected Text
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An ER server is a logical entity; it may not necessarily be co-located with, or physically part of, a full EAP server. 

Notes
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The original text makes two unwarranted assumptions, which the corrected text eliminates.  The first assumption is that the EAP server in the home domain is located on a back-end authentication (i.e., AAA) server; the second that the home ERP server is also located there.  Neither of these conditions are required and place unnecessary restrictions upon deployment options.

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RFC5296 (draft-ietf-hokey-erx-14)
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Title               : EAP Extensions for EAP Re-authentication Protocol (ERP)
Publication Date    : August 2008
Author(s)           : V. Narayanan, L. Dondeti
Category            : PROPOSED STANDARD
Source              : Handover Keying
Area                : Security
Stream              : IETF
Verifying Party     : IESG