Re: draft-ietf-ipsp-ipsec-apireq-00 comments

Michael Richardson <[email protected]>
Newsgroups gmane.ietf.ipsp
Message-ID <[email protected]>

>>>>> "Joel" == Joel N Weber <[email protected]> writes:
    Joel> session_id); this implies that there may be value to having an IPsec
    Joel> API provide a mechanism by which an application can supply key
    Joel> material.  Under ``Non-Goals and Bad Ideas'', it's unclear whether
    Joel> the 
    Joel> ``Exposure of Keys'' section is trying to prohibit applications
    Joel> contributing key material in this fashion, or not.

  PF_KEY already permits an application to do that.
  That's why it is a non-goal. The problem is already solved.

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