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Re: [secdir] [nfsv4] Last Call: <draft-ietf-nfsv4-rfc3530bis-25.txt> (Network File System (NFS) Version 4 Protocol) to Proposed Standard

Nico Williams <nico@cryptonector.com> Thu, 04 April 2013 16:41 UTC

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From: Nico Williams <nico@cryptonector.com>
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Subject: Re: [secdir] [nfsv4] Last Call: <draft-ietf-nfsv4-rfc3530bis-25.txt> (Network File System (NFS) Version 4 Protocol) to Proposed Standard
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On Wed, Apr 3, 2013 at 4:07 PM, Nico Williams <nico@cryptonector.com> wrote:
> Oh, well, this is just outdated text.  And indeed, the GSS-API's
> notion of "qop" (quality of protection) is broken: it's used in the
> wrong place (per-msg token functions).  The GSS qop brokenness is why
> this text persists.
>
> OLD:
...
> NEW:
...

Actually, I should also propose some text explaining why qop is a
busted concept and what qop 0 means ("default").

Nico
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