Re: [beepwg] Re: A couple of features to limit BEEP no reply attack

Francis Brosnan Blazquez <francis@aspl.es> Wed, 25 March 2009 10:30 UTC

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Subject: Re: [beepwg] Re: A couple of features to limit BEEP no reply attack
From: Francis Brosnan Blazquez <francis@aspl.es>
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Hi Martin,

> Optional reply might be better solved by creating a new message type,
> as David suggested.  That way there is no need to have conditional
> logic to handle the message.  

Though a NFY message (one-way notification) would be really interesting,
it will not solve the general request/response pattern without requiring
the application layer to place some MIME message-id to correlate such
interaction.

I have no problem with this though this suppose an approach change where
it is better accepted using MIME as part of the solution.

After giving a try to the problem and perceiving what people say, if
this is the preferred direction (having a new one-way notification frame
type), which is fine for me, I think proper consequences must be taken
on async channels. They won't be required with this new situation.

Cheers!
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Francis Brosnan Blazquez <francis@aspl.es>
Advanced Software Production Line, S.L.