NODE f157f1c2Re: Keyed-MD5, ITAR, and HTTP-NG
Rich Salz <rsalz@osf.org>Wed, 1 Nov 1995 05:22:00 +0800
> Isn't this what the GSS-API is about? Couldn't HTTP-NG just convey GSS
> "tokens", and do something about getting both sides to agree on which GSS
> "mechanism" is to be used, and on what Principals are involved?
Yes, exactly. Of course negotiation and naming are often the harder
issues. It is a pity that HTTP-NG seems to be inventing protocol-specific
crypto-systems, rather then designing a general one and then being its
first customer.
/r$