Re: [HR-rt] [regext] Human Rights Review of draft-ietf-regext-verificationcode

Gurshabad Grover <gurshabad@cis-india.org> Mon, 08 October 2018 17:56 UTC

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Subject: Re: [HR-rt] [regext] Human Rights Review of draft-ietf-regext-verificationcode
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On Friday 05 October 2018 04:44 PM, Hollenbeck, Scott wrote:
>> If there is only one instance in which this MAY be useful, perhaps there
>> is no need for standardization of this extension?
> If there is at least one example, there is a demonstration of existence of utility.
>
> Scott

Thank you, Niels, Scott, Eliot, Adam, Andrew and Peter for bringing this
up and discussing this issue.

In this particular case, in addition to RFC 2026, we should also look at
RFC 3735, 'Guidelines for Extending the Extensible Provisioning Protocol
(EPP)', authored by Scott. It briefly discusses some criteria for which
track to choose for different EPP extensions. Most pertinently, it notes
that:

"the intended maturity level (informational, proposed standard, etc.)
largely depends on what is being extended and the amount of general
interest in the extension." [1]

Additionally, it says:

“Extensions need not be published as Internet-Draft or RFC documents if
they are intended for operation in a closed environment or are otherwise
intended for a limited audience. In such cases extensions MAY be
documented in a file and structural format that is appropriate for the
intended audience.”[1]

So, demonstration of utility and interest is an important aspect here
(first for whether it should be an I-D/RFC; and if yes, with what
status: informational/standard).

Thank you.
Gurshabad

[1] https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc3735#section-2.1