[DNSOP] Re: Andy Newton's Discuss on draft-ietf-dnsop-ds-automation-08: (with DISCUSS and COMMENT)

[Andy Newton <[e-mail]>]

On 20-05-2026 12:47 AM, [e-mail] wrote:
> Hi Andy, all,
> 
> I trust the authors will engage soon.
> 
> Rather than repeating the exception/implication of not following a SHOULD for these items, the document factorizes that given that the same reasoning applies:
> 
> CURRENT:
>     The recommendations optimize interoperability and safety.  In certain
>     cases, local policy may take precedence, such as when a registry is
>     subjected to national cryptographic policy requirements or performs
>     out-of-band verification of DS changes with a human for high-stake
>     domains.  However, not following any requirements designated with the
>     "SHOULD" key word will generally lead to undesirable effects of
>     ambiguity and interoperability issues.  When implementing these
>     recommendations, operators have to carefully weigh whether any
>     particular deviation is justified in their particular context.
> 
> Cheers,
> Med

Hi Med,

I appreciate the difficulty with balancing the need to allow local policy while offering technical guidance.

Can the above be strengthened? Such as the last sentence:

     When implementing these recommendations, operators MUST mitigate issues arising from
     any particular deviation.

-andy