Re: I-D ACTION:draft-ietf-kitten-gssapi-prf-05.txt

[Jeffrey Altman <jaltman at columbia.edu>]

Seema Malkani wrote:
> In reference to the Java Bindings for PRF, I would prefer not to mention
> any Java interface/class/method names in this draft. All the Java
> Bindings for the new GSS extensions will be submitted separately.
> 
> Thanks,
> Seema

Seema:

By doing so what you are doing is imposing a significant delay on the
ability of Java applications to be able to support prf() functionality
prior to the completion of a final GSSv3 API RFC.  Only when Kitten
have submitted this document will a complete Java GSSv3 binding document
be available.  Applications that take advantage of the prf() are going
to be in use long before that.

I believe the document is careful to not alter any of the currently
defined interfaces.  It merely states that if a Java implementation
provides this method it will have the specified prototype and the
class that implements will also implement the interface.  Introspection
will have to be used by the application to determine if it is present
or not.  This is the way that all "extension" methods would have to
be implemented since it is not possible to extend interfaces in Java.

Can you please explain your reasoning to the working group?

Thanks

Jeffrey Altman

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