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Re: [MEXT] Well-known problem with authentication/etc. in wireless networks

Pete McCann <mccap@petoni.org> Thu, 25 August 2011 22:11 UTC

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From: Pete McCann <mccap@petoni.org>
To: Julien Laganier <julien.ietf@gmail.com>
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Subject: Re: [MEXT] Well-known problem with authentication/etc. in wireless networks
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Hi, Julien,

On Thu, Aug 25, 2011 at 5:02 PM, Julien Laganier <julien.ietf@gmail.com> wrote:
> Yes, EAP authentication for IKEv2. Yes the MN needs to attach to the
> network first, as hosts currently do today already.

Right.  I think Charlie was asking whether MIP could be the network access
authentication protocol.

>> It may be interesting to look at whether access authentication and mobility
>> management can be combined.
>
> I don' t know what problem we would be solving by combining the two.

Making initial establishment of the SA with the HA (upon network attachment)
more efficient.  Making handovers faster and more efficient by reducing the
number of round-trip messages required.

-Pete

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