Re: [arch-d] Splintering (fragmentation) vs Centralization vs Users
Toerless Eckert <tte@cs.fau.de> Sat, 06 May 2023 08:29 UTC
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From: Toerless Eckert <tte@cs.fau.de>
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Subject: Re: [arch-d] Splintering (fragmentation) vs Centralization vs Users
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Inline.. On Fri, May 05, 2023 at 09:47:53AM -0700, Christian Huitema wrote: > Brian asks: "Is there scope for IAB guidance to the IETF about what aspects > of protocols, especially security protocols, might encourage or discourage > either centralization or splintering?" I think there is, or more likely, > that the IAB (and the IETF) have better find something. > > Because the alternative position is, "Yeah, we design protocols that can > just as well enable decentralization or foster monopolization, be good for > society or be atrocious. Whether they do one or the other is someone else's > problem." And that sounds very much like "Our job is to put the rockets up. > Where they fall, that's another department." Indeed. But why start for future work. How about revisiting existing work in the context of rocket lifecycle responsibility ? Aka: What do you think about our end-to-end encryption paradigm ? There is not a single pandering politician who doesn't like to start ranting about its problems "oh think of the children... and the terrorists...and other criminals". And this ends up in more state level crypto hacking being enforced in countries. So, what can IETF do for this problem ? I for once am certain that our not-doing-anything is just speeding up fragmentation of the Internet, even though we're not doing anything in the hope to achieve the opposite. Something of an inventors dilemma. Cheers Toerless > -- Christian Huitema > > On 5/4/2023 11:14 PM, Arnaud Taddei wrote: > > Good write up Brian which reminds me 2 things + 1 addition > > > > 1) DINRG had a similar discussion in IETF 116 on the theme "does a new technolog drive those tendendencies?” (This was about centralisation) > > 2) We looked at IMAP for example and I reminded a discussion I had perhaps 25 years ago with Bill Yeager and he had a really good metaphor (and that was prior to “social networks” era), which then led me to another such discussion with Mark Crispin (rip) > > > > The addition is that my brain is missing security in the picture as a "superposition state” (and I use Quantum Physics on purpose … not just in memory of our joint past at CERN!) in particular recognising the intrication of privacy and security. > > > > Now I thought initially ‘because defence is creating its own twist here’ but then I realized that to a certain degree this is as well because each of the 3 constituencies of your picture are not just defenders, they are attackers too in multiple forms. > > > > I am not sure (this early morning) if this is a primary level issue or if it is a secondary level issue in your proposal. > > > > Hope this helps a little bit > > > > > On 4 May 2023, at 23:39, Brian E Carpenter <brian.e.carpenter@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > > Hi, > > > > > > After a little off-list discussion, I have a few more general thoughts > > > on this topic. (I won't identify the other person in that discussion, > > > to respect their privacy.) > > > > > > I mentioned that some security technology that we develop could be > > > "dual use", e.g. useful both for privacy and useful for walled gardens. > > > So perhaps we should be careful when evaluating new ideas that they > > > cannot be used for undesirable purposes as well as the intended purpose. > > > If we consider that both excessive centralization and excessive > > > splintering (a.k.a. fragmentation) are bad things, does a new technology > > > drive those tendendencies? Could we design it differently to avoid > > > this? > > > > > > Is there scope for IAB guidance to the IETF about what aspects of > > > protocols, especially security protocols, might encourage or discourage > > > either centralization or splintering? > > > > > > That could be a productive use of the IAB's resources where we might > > > have some impact. Discussion of wider societal, commercial and > > > political issues in the IAB and IETF would get nowhere, and in my > > > opinion is best left to ISOC. > > > > > > There's very clearly a 3-way tussle, and that makes all discussion > > > difficult, especially since each national government has different > > > goals. ASCII art: > > > > > > Users > > > (freedom of action, > > > privacy) > > > / \ > > > / \ > > > / \ > > > National Global > > > governments -------- businesses > > > (defend or (capture & > > > control exploit > > > citizens & customers) > > > economy) > > > > > > Regards > > > Brian Carpenter > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Architecture-discuss mailing list > > > Architecture-discuss@ietf.org > > > https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/architecture-discuss&source=gmail-imap&ust=1683841175000000&usg=AOvVaw3DIB56mqn7ZU0a53yuDvJE > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Architecture-discuss mailing list > > Architecture-discuss@ietf.org > > https://www.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/architecture-discuss > > _______________________________________________ > Architecture-discuss mailing list > Architecture-discuss@ietf.org > https://www.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/architecture-discuss -- --- tte@cs.fau.de
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