[Emu] [Technical Errata Reported] RFC7170 (7145)

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The following errata report has been submitted for RFC7170,
"Tunnel Extensible Authentication Protocol (TEAP) Version 1".

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You may review the report below and at:
https://www.rfc-editor.org/errata/eid7145

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Type: Technical
Reported by: Eliot Lear <lear@lear.ch>

Section: 3.3.3

Original Text
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   The Crypto-Binding TLV MUST be exchanged and verified
   before the final Result TLV exchange, regardless of whether or not
   there is an inner EAP method authentication.

Corrected Text
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   Except as noted below, the Crypto-Binding TLV MUST be exchanged and verified
   before the final Result TLV exchange, regardless of whether or not
   there is an inner EAP method authentication

Notes
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The text contradicts itself in the same paragraph, because it goes on to say:

   The server may send the final Result TLV along with an
   Intermediate-Result TLV and a Crypto-Binding TLV to indicate its
   intention to end the conversation.  If the peer requires nothing more
   from the server, it will respond with a Result TLV indicating success
   accompanied by a Crypto-Binding TLV and Intermediate-Result TLV if
   necessary.

So there are actually several legal combinations here:

1. Server and peer perform a crypto-binding exchange in anticipation of later sending Result TLVs
2. The server and peer combine their crypto-binding and Result TLV in the same message.
3. One side initiates a crypto-binding TLV and the OTHER responds with both crypto-binding and Result TLV.

The practice seems to be to include the crypto-binding TLVs alongside Result TLVs.

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RFC7170 (draft-ietf-emu-eap-tunnel-method-10)
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Title               : Tunnel Extensible Authentication Protocol (TEAP) Version 1
Publication Date    : May 2014
Author(s)           : H. Zhou, N. Cam-Winget, J. Salowey, S. Hanna
Category            : PROPOSED STANDARD
Source              : EAP Method Update
Area                : Security
Stream              : IETF
Verifying Party     : IESG