Re: [btns] I-D ACTION:draft-ietf-btns-prob-and-applic-07.txt

Folks,

As David hinted below, we're issuing another 2 weeks WG last call ('til 
July 30th) before returning this draft to our AD.

--julien, BTNS co-chair

On Thursday 10 July 2008, Black_David@emc.com wrote:
> The changes in this version of the PS/AS draft primarily respond to
> Steve Kent's IETF last call comments.  Due to the extensive nature
> of the changes, I believe the WG chairs plan to hold another WG
> Last Call.  On behalf of the draft authors, I apologize for the
> delay in producing this draft revision.
>
> Thanks,
> --David
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> > Subject: I-D ACTION:draft-ietf-btns-prob-and-applic-07.txt
> >
> > A New Internet-Draft is available from the on-line Internet-Drafts
> > directories.
> > This draft is a work item of the Better-Than-Nothing Security
> > Working Group of the IETF.
> >
> > 	Title		: Problem and Applicability Statement
> > for Better Than Nothing Security (BTNS)
> > 	Author(s)	: J. Touch, D. Black, Y. Wang
> > 	Filename	: draft-ietf-btns-prob-and-applic-07.txt
> > 	Pages		: 30
> > 	Date		: 2008-7-8
> >
> > The Internet network security protocol suite, IPsec, requires
> >    authentication, usually of network layer entities, to enable
> > access
> >
> >    control and provide security services. This authentication can
> > be based on mechanisms such as pre-shared symmetric keys,
> > certificates
> >
> >    with associated asymmetric keys, or the use of Kerberos  (via
>
> KINK).
>
> > The need to deploy authentication information and its associated
> >    identities can be a significant obstacle to the use of IPsec.
> >
> >    This document explains the rationale for extending the Internet
> >    network security protocol suite to enable use of IPsec security
> >    services without authentication. These extensions are intended
> > to protect communication, providing "better than nothing security"
> > (BTNS). The extensions may be used on their own (this use called
> > Stand Alone BTNS, or SAB), or may be used to provide network layer
> > security that can be authenticated by higher layers in the protocol
> >
> >    stack (this use is called Channel-Bound BTNS, or CBB). The
> > document
> >
> >    also explains situations for which use of SAB and/or CBB
> > extensions
> >
> >    are applicable.
> >
> > A URL for this Internet-Draft is:
>
> http://www.ietf.org/internet-drafts/draft-ietf-btns-prob-and-applic-0
>7.t xt
>
> > Internet-Drafts are also available by anonymous FTP at:
> > ftp://ftp.ietf.org/internet-drafts/
> >
> > Below is the data which will enable a MIME compliant mail reader
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