Re: [Ace] Offline operation of Resource Server

[Josh Howlett <[e-mail]>]

A strict requirement for offline operation need not necessarily exclude an AAA/EAP solution. It is perfectly possible, for example, to use GSS EAP pre-authentication to obtain a Kerberos ticket from a KDC. There is running code.

Josh.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ace [mailto:[e-mail]] On Behalf Of Hannes Tschofenig
> Sent: 14 July 2014 12:36
> To: [e-mail]
> Subject: [Ace] Offline operation of Resource Server
> 
> Hi all,
> 
> in one of my previous mail I said that the requirements rule out an EAP/AAA
> solution and this impression was based on reading the following
> requirement from http://tools.ietf.org/html/draft-seitz-ace-usecases-01
> 
> "
>    o  U5.2 The meters must be able to perform fine-grained access
>       control on the metering data and on the configuration while being
>       offline.
> "
> 
> I was wondering how strong the requirement for not having a real-time
> interaction between the resource server and the AS is.
> 
> Ciao
> Hannes


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