[ipv6-wg] RIPE-501 and IPSEC on CPEs

Don't forget that although IPsec is part of IPv6 functionality, supporting null encapsulation (whatever it's properly called ;) and no authentication or encryption protocol also makes you compliant.

We might make it optional ;)
Ivan

> -----Original Message-----
> From: ipv6-wg-admin at ripe.net [mailto:ipv6-wg-admin at ripe.net] On Behalf Of
> Jan Zorz @ go6.si
> Sent: Wednesday, July 20, 2011 6:36 PM
> To: ipv6-wg at ripe.net
> Subject: Re: [ipv6-wg] RIPE-501 and IPSEC on CPEs
> 
> On 7/20/11 2:42 PM, Ahmed Abu-Abed wrote:
> > Hello All,
> > Reading RIPE-501 spec for basic CPEs, I see that IPSEC & IKE are
> > mandatory under "host" equipment. Is this a necessity ? Many IPv4 CPEs
> > do not support IPSEC to keep the costs down.
> > Regards,
> > -Ahmed
> 
> Yes, host must support this. CPE not necessarily, that's why it's under
> optional requirements.
> 
> Cheers, Jan