Re: [pcp] Comparison of PCP authentication

Sam Hartman <hartmans@painless-security.com> Fri, 17 August 2012 13:16 UTC

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To: Alper Yegin <alper.yegin@yegin.org>
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Subject: Re: [pcp] Comparison of PCP authentication
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    Alper> EAP Authenticator is on the PCP server.  Hence, PAA (PANA
    Alper> Authentication Agent) and PCP server are on the same node.
    Alper> Therefore, the PAA can tell whether it's authenticating the
    Alper> PaC for PCP or for network access by looking at the
    Alper> destination port.  That's sufficient.

So you are happy to decide PCP authentication doesn't need a PANA relay?
If so, I propose we explicitly decide that.

It makes my channel binding question easier.