Damian,
DG> Thus spake Dave Crocker (dhc(_at_)dcrocker(_dot_)net) [06/05/03 11:21]:
ps. It strikes me that the RMX proposal is conceptually similar to the
old IDENT specification which purported to offer wonderful security but
was soundly rejected by the security community.
DG> The big difference is that IDENT is a per-user authentication mechanism,
I used the word "conceptually". Your response is mostly about details.
From an architectural standpoing, both proposals seek to obtain a
small bit of validation from the sending host, and then extend the
semantics of that validation far beyond what is technically warranted.
d/
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