RE: [Geopriv] Confirmation of GEOPRIV IETF 68 Working Group Hums

Brian,

<we will specify an api on the O/S the application is running>

Who is "we", geopriv?

Guy Caron
-----Message d'origine-----
De : Brian Rosen [mailto:[email protected]] 
Envoyé : 25 avril 2007 14:29
À : 'Hallam-Baker, Phillip'; 'John Schnizlein'; 'David W. Hankins'
Cc : 'GEOPRIV WG'; [email protected]
Objet : RE: [Geopriv] Confirmation of GEOPRIV IETF 68 Working Group Hums

On most devices of interest, this is a non issue; they are small embedded
devices, like phones.

For other situations, for example a sip softclient running on a laptop, we
will specify an api on the O/S the application is running.  The api will
front end a set of "Location Configuration Protocols" of which DHCP is one.

Brian

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Hallam-Baker, Phillip [mailto:[email protected]]
> Sent: Wednesday, April 25, 2007 9:50 AM
> To: John Schnizlein; David W. Hankins
> Cc: GEOPRIV WG; [email protected]
> Subject: RE: [Geopriv] Confirmation of GEOPRIV IETF 68 Working Group Hums
> 
> But how does my application access it?
> 
> DHCP is not something that an application layer program should be allowed
> to perform. It is a security issue. For good reason performing DHCP
> operations requires privileges beyond mere network connectivity on
> Windows.
> 
> That is why configuring application programs from DHCP never caught on.
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: John Schnizlein [mailto:[email protected]]
> > Sent: Sunday, April 22, 2007 6:41 PM
> > To: David W. Hankins
> > Cc: GEOPRIV WG; [email protected]
> > Subject: Re: [Geopriv] Confirmation of GEOPRIV IETF 68
> > Working Group Hums
> >
> > The reason that DHCP is appropriate for information about the
> > location of the host is that the scope of DHCP administration
> > usually does match the local network to which the host is
> > attached.  Location is local information.
> >
> > John
> >
> > On Apr 20, 2007, at 3:38 PM, David W. Hankins wrote:
> >
> > > The point is that the ISO L(x) is not what one considers
> > when judging
> > > wether or not a certain configuration value "would make a good band
> > > name.  I mean DHCP option."
> > >
> > > What we (strive to) consider instead is the administrative scope of
> > > the configuration information, and wether it matches common and
> > > practical use of DHCP.
> >
> >
> > On Apr 19, 2007, at 7:47 PM, David W. Hankins wrote:
> > > On Thu, Apr 19, 2007 at 03:38:40PM -0700, Hallam-Baker,
> > Phillip wrote:
> > >> DHCP is a layer 3 technology that talks directly to layer 2.
> > >
> > > DHCP is a technology that dynamically configures hosts.
> > >
> > > If a host has a configuration knob that might reasonably
> > and properly
> > > be set by the systems administrator or the network you are
> > presently
> > > attached to, then it is reasonable and proper to configure it via
> > > DHCP.
> >
> >
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