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Re: [Ips] no DHCP-assigned InitiatorName: Procedural notes

Michael Howard <michael.howard@scalent.com> Mon, 22 September 2008 17:12 UTC

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From: Michael Howard <michael.howard@scalent.com>
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Subject: Re: [Ips] no DHCP-assigned InitiatorName: Procedural notes
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Black_David@emc.com wrote:
> A couple of procedural notes:
> 
>> I am writing this memo to the IETF IP Storage Working Group to voice
>> my concern over the apparent lack of IETF or industry standard for
>> having a DHCP server pass an InitiatorName to an iSCSI boot client.
> 
> The IP Storage WG has been closed, BUT this list is still a fine place
> to discuss this sort of topic, and it can be addressed via an individual
> Internet-Draft (a WG is not required to do work).

Understood.

>> This issue may be something that you are already aware of, and may be 
>> something that you are already working to address.
>>
>> (I am going to ignore the related issues of CHAP username and secret)
> 
> Considering that DHCP has no real security, one cannot pass the CHAP
> secret in the clear via DHCP.  The CHAP username should not cause a
> problem.

I agree.


Michael
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