Understanding Apple's Back to My Mac (BTMM) Service
RFC 6281
Yes
Lars Eggert
(Jari Arkko)
No Objection
(Adrian Farrel)
(David Harrington)
(Robert Sparks)
(Ron Bonica)
(Stewart Bryant)
Note: This ballot was opened for revision 05 and is now closed.
Lars Eggert
(was Discuss, Yes)
Yes
Jari Arkko Former IESG member
Yes
Yes
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Unknown
Adrian Farrel Former IESG member
No Objection
No Objection
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Unknown
David Harrington Former IESG member
No Objection
No Objection
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Unknown
Peter Saint-Andre Former IESG member
No Objection
No Objection
(2011-03-16)
Unknown
In Section 3 we find: BTMM uses "_udp" to tunnel packets between the two ends to achieve NAT traversal. I think you mean "UDP", not "_udp".
Robert Sparks Former IESG member
No Objection
No Objection
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Unknown
Ron Bonica Former IESG member
No Objection
No Objection
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Unknown
Russ Housley Former IESG member
No Objection
No Objection
(2011-03-17)
Unknown
The Gen-ART Review by Ben Campbell on 15-Mar-2011 includes a an issue. I'd like to see this resolved, but I am not blocking the document from approval. TCP is mentioned section 5 and in 6.1, but BTTM is otherwise stated to run over UDP. After reading the updated draft and the related email thread, along with the change to the SRV record discussion to remove the mention of "_tcp", I think it is now reasonably clear that BTTM uses IPSec and UDP tunneling to carry TCP connections between applications. However, it seems that any IP-based transport protocol could be used. Is correct? If not, please include an explanation.
Sean Turner Former IESG member
No Objection
No Objection
(2011-03-16)
Unknown
#1) In Sec 7.1, I had trouble parsing the following: When the user first signs in to MobileMe on a host, it automatically receives from KDC a digital certificate and private key for "Back to My Mac Encryption Certificate".
Stewart Bryant Former IESG member
No Objection
No Objection
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Unknown