Let me try to explain what we meant by:
6) An administrator must be able to configure the security options.
Support of http 1.1 is MANDATORY and implementation of TLS/SSL is OPTIONAL.
But some customers may want to have a secure-only printer.
Therefore, an implementor MUST NOT build a secure-only printer, but
MUST allow the administrator (the customer) to be able to configure
the Printer to be secure-only.
Its like requiring TV manufacturers who choose to make a color TV
set to make sure that that color set also accepts black and white.
We are not allowing color-only sets.
Does this help?
Tom
At 08:19 11/13/1997 PST, Jay Martin wrote:
>Roger K Debry wrote:
>>> Xavier Riley discussed his email outlining two approaches to handling
>> security for IPP. There was a lot of good discussion on this topic with
>> the following agreement:
>>>> [...snip...]
>>>> 6) An administrator must be able to configure the security options.
>>What exactly is the significance of this statement? That is, what
>kinds of thoughts were offered during the telecom regarding expected
>methods for "configuring" the "security options"?
>>This is not a challenge, but rather a request for clarification. It
>would seem obvious (to some, anyway) that of course the administrator
>must be able to configure a target element. But why mention this fact
>in a list in which the other items are far more detailed?
>> ...jay
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