To:
Patrik Fältström <paf@cisco.com>, Eric Brunner-Williams in Portland Maine <brunner@nic-naa.net>
Cc:
"'ietf-provreg@cafax.se'" <ietf-provreg@cafax.se>
From:
Richard Shockey <rshockey@ix.netcom.com>
Date:
Sun, 29 Sep 2002 18:49:15 -0400
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<83D2F700-D3B4-11D6-993F-0003934B2128@cisco.com>
Sender:
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Subject:
Re: Some musings.
>) > >The mapping between EPP and SMTP have to implement the missing parts >between EPP and the protocol itself. > >If we now generalize this to do "EPP over SOAP", I see a "simple" mapping >like the one was proposed only fulfill the requirements EPP has on >transport on some transport possibilities for SOAP. I.e. SOAP by itself >doesn't have all of the properties I list above (yes, I think that is one >of the _BIG_ issues with SOAP -- people have not been thinking enough, so >SOAP is not as well defined as people might want it to be). SOAP's shortcomings are well know ..but the inescapable fact is its there, there are an increasingly number of tools available and its well supported by a variety of entities that use SOAP to exchange data. At a sufficient level of abstraction the PROVREG is a industry specific (domain names) form of EDI. The question is then how do these entities ...registries and registrars communicate? EPP in and of itself if fine ..but is it the last answer in transport? I dont think so. >>I think "secure" could mean providing for the following: >> >> o encrypting data (optionally) >> o signing data (optionally) >> >>Naturally, the EPP over FOO transport binding might have something useful >>to say about formats used too. IMHO the direction to take is to standardize the data elements ( XML Schemas etc) necessary for registrars and registries to AAA and exchange data but also support a number of transport mechanisms. Now some of us might have preferred BEEP here..but no one wants to re fight that battle. >Yes. > > paf >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Richard Shockey, Senior Manager, Strategic Technology Initiatives NeuStar Inc. 46000 Center Oak Plaza Bldg 10 Sterling, VA 20166 Voice +1 571.434.5651 Cell : +1 314.503.0640, Fax: +1 815.333.1237 <mailto:richard@shockey.us> or <mailto:rich.shockey@neustar.biz> <http://shockey.us > ; <http://www.neustar.biz> ; <http://www.enum.org> <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<