[Netconf] Re: WGLC for draft-ietf-netconf-tls-04.txt

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>> I think the "applicability" or the benefits of using pre-shared key
>> based
>> authentication have been explained in the Introduction of [RFC4279]. To
>> recall of them, would be sufficient to insert the following text at the
>> end of the first paragraph of Section 3? (The use of PSK is a MAY, not a
>> SHOULD)
>>
>> "The benefits of pre-shared symmetric-key vs. public-/private-key pair
>> based authentication for the key exchange in TLS have been explained in
>> the Introduction of [RFC4279]".
>
> If you add an explicit pointer to the benefits of PSKs by pointing to
> the Introduction of RFC 4279, then I like to request that you also add
> an explicit pointer to the applicability statement contained in
> section 1.1 of RFC 4279. The text starts as follows:
>
>    The ciphersuites defined in this document are intended for a rather
>    limited set of applications, usually involving only a very small
>    number of clients and servers.  Even in such environments, other
>    alternatives may be more appropriate.

No problem. What about:
    "The application statement and the benefits of using the pre-shared
     key based authentication have been explained in the Introduction of
     [RFC4279]".

Best regards,
Badra
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