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Authentication Requirements in opes-authorization-00 (section 4.2)

2002-10-21 19:35:09

Section 4.2 states, "The service provider MUST keep a log of all requests
for OPES services".

Last I looked, the IETF is a protocol standards body, not a legislative
body.  Unless the *protocol* REQUIRES the service provider to keep the log,
this is an unenforceable requirement.  I agree that we need to state our
sentiment.  A better place may be in the security section.

Likewise, "The trusted users must be authenticated before being allowed to
take actions" is a similar policy, not protocol statement.  The good news is
"must" is not capitalized.  However, this statement again does not belong in
this section, and should be a SHOULD.

The next paragraph is a place where we can have protocol machinery: "The
PEP's should be authenticated before they receive policy rules".  If we
care, then I would propose, "Because of the sensitivity of user profiles,
the PEP Interface between the PEP and the PDP MUST use a secure transport
protocol."


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