Subject: EE-RA-CA protocol

From: [email-masked] (Mihran Mkrtchian)
Date: Thu, 23 Sep 1999 11:04:51 -0700

The chapter 3.2.8 (RFC 2510) suggests the following protocol:
EE            RA            CA
---- req ---->
<--- chall ---
---- resp --->
               ---- req' --->
               <--- rep -----
               ---- conf --->
<--- rep -----
---- conf --->

I think the implementation will be less complicated (in case if EE rejects
the cert) if the following scenario would be suggested:

EE            RA            CA
---- req ---->
<--- chall ---
---- resp --->
               ---- req' --->
               <--- rep -----
<--- rep -----
---- conf --->
               ---- conf --->

Mihran A. Mkrtchian
Cylink Corporation
Phone 408.855.6258