Re: [pcp] #62: Client-driven or server-driven auth retransmissions

Simon Perreault <simon.perreault@viagenie.ca> Wed, 24 October 2012 14:29 UTC

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Subject: Re: [pcp] #62: Client-driven or server-driven auth retransmissions
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Le 2012-10-24 07:59, Sam Hartman a écrit :
> We could really use input from PCP implementations about whether having
> the authentication retransmit timer on the client is easier than the
> server.

I can't say I understand all the technical details, but here's my view:

Without auth, only PCP clients do retransmissions. Servers only reply to 
packets, so that's less state and load on PCP servers. It would be nice 
if we could keep it the way it is.

My 2¢CAD...

Simon
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