Re: IP Security......

["Jeffrey I. Schiller" <[e-mail]>]

At 9:26 3/15/95, Mike O'Dell wrote:
>Well, I'm in a cranky mood this morning reflecting on the
>general state of affairs, and though I'd vent some of the
>dark thoughts clouding my vision this morning......

I feel the same way sometimes too. Look at the IPSEC working group. It
looks like a bunch of children arguing... and work gets delayed. As I have
said before "Deployment Wins."

Netscape is working on the deployment part right now... without even
interacting (much) with the IETF. Of course SSL will eventually run into a
bottleneck when server operators discover that they either have to buy
their software from Netscape or have to get a (per server) certificate from
RSA DSI (which costs money and involves signing a legal agreement). If SSL
is ever used for client authentication (rather then for sending encrypted
"stuff" to a server) then every client (person) will have to pay money and
sign an agreement (in front of a notary). Look at Apple's AOCE, thats the
model.

                        -Jeff

P.S. I am working hard behind the scenes of the IPSEC working group in an
attempt to get a combined IPv4 and IPv6 security document (ESP and AH) to
proposed standard shortly after Danvers. I will attempt to push the WG to
consensous in Danvers. We'll see.