IPP Mail Archive: Re: IPP> Re: PRO - Issue 32: Use of Basic & Digest Authentication
Re: IPP> Re: PRO - Issue 32: Use of Basic & Digest Authentication
Keith Moore (
moore@cs.utk.edu)
Fri, 09 Apr 1999 11:58:50 -0400
> > 1) Both Basic and Digest are OPTIONAL for use with HTTP/1.1
> > ...
>
> Then may I respectfully suggest that we make them OPTIONAL for IPP
> as well? If the IETF approves the HTTP/1.1 with that wording, then
> certainly IPP/1.1 will get approved...
Nope. HTTP and IPP are different problem spaces. The need for
authentication in IPP has nothing to do with the need for
authentication in HTTP.
Keith