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Re: [6lo] Call for WG adoption of draft-li-6lo-path-aware-semantic-addressing-01

Michael Richardson <mcr+ietf@sandelman.ca> Thu, 09 February 2023 01:38 UTC

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To: Kerry Lynn <kerlyn=40ieee.org@dmarc.ietf.org>
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Comments: In-reply-to Kerry Lynn <kerlyn=40ieee.org@dmarc.ietf.org> message dated "Wed, 08 Feb 2023 18:29:43 -0500."
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Subject: Re: [6lo] Call for WG adoption of draft-li-6lo-path-aware-semantic-addressing-01
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Kerry Lynn <kerlyn=40ieee.org@dmarc.ietf.org> wrote:
    > My main reason is that the draft has no Security Considerations section,
    > and I am not sure the
    > scheme can be made secure. I believe the WG should always consider the

I don't think that the lack of a SC section is a reason not to adopt.
(They are *drafts* and do not need to be complete. This is not WGLC)

If you think that the scheme can never be secured, then that would be different.

    > Second, the fact that routing is based on addressing makes me wonder
    > whether this effort
    > would encroach on Routing Area's charter.

I don't think that they want it.

    > Third, one potential application that has been suggested is low-cost
    > sensors in server racks,
    > yet I have seen no suggested wired MAC for this application. RFC 8163
    > covers this base.

I don't buy this solution either, btw.

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