Re: iSCSI: Text request/response spanning - security issue?

[Paul Koning <ni1d@arrl.net>]

Excerpt of message (sent 29 March 2002) by Bill Studenmund:
> Why don't we negotiate a size? We have a default max size for individual
> key=value items, and a max for the entire set. Either the target or the
> initiator can try to negotiate it up, but has to deal with the other side
> saying no. You can't negotiate it below the default max that we decide on.
> 
> The main thing about making it a negotiated value is both sides can know
> what the other can do. We won't get surprise errors as we tripped over an
> undisclosed limit one side had.

But we're talking about limits of the negotiation process itself.
Yes, you can renegotiate after login, but login is the primary
negotiation point.  I think a fixed minimum requirement is more
straightforward. 

	 paul