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["Tom Ivar Myren" <tom.myren AT uninett.no>]

> >
> > Of course they have a few cases where users cannot roam, which they fear
> > might increase if CAT cannot force realm into username.
> 
> This last part doesn't seem right: you can always configure CAT to use
> anon outer IDs (which the n*do* contain the realm) - and if your ID mgmt
> backend is prepared to handle non-realm usernames anyway, then there is
> no problem. Even users forgetting their realm in the username will be
> routed correctly based on the outer ID.

OK - this means they definitely should use anon outer IDs. 

> 
> Are we maybe specifically talking Windows Vista/7 built-in PEAP here?

No, but they will of course have some of these clients, and therefore my 
previous suggestion would still be wanted.

/Tom 

> That is the only place I recall where adding an explicit realm as outer
> ID is not possible, because it's derived from the realm of the inner ID
> instead (stupid as that may be).
> 
> Greetings,
> 
> Stefan Winter
> 
> >
> >
> >
> > And, yes they should change their practice anyway…
> >
> >
> >
> > /Tom
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > From: Alan Buxey 
> > [mailto:A.L.M.Buxey AT lboro.ac.uk]
> > Sent: 29. januar 2014 14:05
> > To: Tomasz Wolniewicz; 
> > cat-users AT geant.net
> > Subject: Re: [cat-users] FW: CAT
> >
> >
> >
> > I'd the tool can do it then it should do it (imho). Yes, there are issues
> > when user faces the supplicant directly or uses a system not supported but
> > that is true for other tools too... and experience shows that most users
> > seem to just run the setup tool again. ... and again. . Whenever they 
> > face a
> > issue (which is a big problem when they are at a remote site and think 
> > they
> > can use setup there because it's eduroam still .... No matter what the 
> > text
> > on the sites setup pages says). User education is a must... but engaging
> > with them in this current phase of technology and IT is problematic.
> >
> > Alan
> >
> 
> 
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