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| | RFC 2748 - (rfc2748) - The COPS (Common Open Policy Service) Protocol (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24) |
 | | The policy protocol is designed to communicate self-identifying objects which contain the data necessary for identifying request states, establishing the context for a request, identifying the type of request, referencing previously installed requests, relaying policy decisions, reporting errors, providing message integrity, and transferring client specific/namespace information. |
 | | Service discovery is outside the scope of this protocol, however. |
 | | To ensure the client (PEP) is communicating with the correct policy server (PDP) requires authentication of the PEP and PDP using a shared secret, and consistent proof that the connection remains valid. |
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