Fwd: I-D ACTION:draft-ietf-ldapbis-authmeth-16.txt

Authmeth-16 resolves all outstanding comments from the ldapbis WG on
previous revisions of the draft. Some fairly substantial changes were
needed for server identity check (section 3.1.5)  and authorization
state (section 4) in particular. Please review and get me comments by
the end of day Thursday to help me get the -17 draft published prior to
the IETF 64 meeting 

Summary of changes for draft-ldapbis-authmeth-16 

General 

    - Resolved all known outstanding issues and comments for -15 draft. 
    - Numerous edits for clarity and consistency. 
    - Renamed simple authentication mechanism to name/password
mechanism. 
    - Resolved some remaining issues with session/connection terminology

    - Replaced DIGEST-MD5 SASL authentication mechanism with
name/password authentication protected with TLS as the strong
mandatory-to-implement for LDAP. 
    - Removed all normative references to SASL DIGEST-MD5 mechanism. 
    - Moved sections on authentication mechanisms of the simple bind
method into Simple Authentication Method. 
    - Moved sections on SASL profile and SASL authentication mechanisms
into section SASL Authentication Method section. 

Section 3.1.5 
    - Rewrote server identity check algorithm. 

Section 4 
    - Rewrote authorization state section. 

Section 5.1.2.7 
    - Added text indicating the the authzID is an construct that can be
extended by future publications. 

Appendix B 
    - Began a new (and currently redundant) appendix to summarize
substantive changes made to the protocol via this document. This
appendix is currently unfinished. 

Thanks, 

Roger 

>>> <[email protected]> 10/14/05 1:50 pm >>>
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This draft is a work item of the LDAP (v3) Revision Working Group of the
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Title: LDAP: Authentication Methods and Security Mechanisms
Author(s): R. Harrison
Filename: draft-ietf-ldapbis-authmeth-16.txt
Pages: 46
Date: 2005-10-14

This document describes authentication methods and security
   mechanisms of the Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP).

   This document details establishment of Transport Layer Security
   (TLS) using the StartTLS operation.

   This document details the simple Bind authentication method
   including anonymous, unauthenticated, and name/password mechanisms
   and the Secure Authentication and Security Layer (SASL) Bind
   authentication method including the EXTERNAL mechanism.

   This document discusses various authentication and authorization
   states through which a session to an LDAP server may pass and the
   actions that trigger these state changes.

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