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Re: [xmpp] SCRAM as MTI?



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On 9/15/09 5:21 AM, Simon Josefsson wrote:
> Peter Saint-Andre <stpeter at stpeter.im> writes:
> 
>> The SASL SCRAM mechanism is currently in IETF Last Call:
>>
>> http://www.ietf.org/internet-drafts/draft-ietf-sasl-scram-07.txt
>>
>> This mechanism is intended to replace DIGEST-MD5. Does it make sense for
>> the XMPP WG to specify SCRAM as mandatory-to-implement?
> 
> Yes. (although I'm not a XMPP implementer)
> 
> Did XMPP make use of DIGEST-MD5 security layers, in theory
> (specification) 

In theory, yes (by inheritance from RFC 2831).

> and in practice (implementations)?

Not in practice as far as I know.

Peter

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