Re: [hybi] Masking only Payload/Extension Data

[Salvatore Loreto <[e-mail]>]

On 3/10/11 10:56 PM, Brian wrote:
>   Sal, what is the next
> step for the WG toward a declaration of consensus one way or the
> other?  Do we need a hum or formal straw poll, or will this thread
> suffice as such?  Is further discussion warranted?

Hi there,

I think this is a meaningful thread,
that absolutely needs further discussions before a declaration of 
consensus one way or the other!

we have Monday March 14th as deadline for draft to be considered at 
IETF80 meeting in Prague ( http://www.ietf.org/meeting/80/index.html ).
Ian Fette (who btw is in Japan) is working on a 07 version of the draft, 
not sure (due to the situation in Japan) if he will be able to meet the 
deadline;
in the case he will, 07 won't include any changes related to the masking 
issue.

To be clear and avoid misunderstanding: 07 will be just one more step 
but not the final candidate version...
things can (will) still change on the issues we know do not have reached 
consensus (e.g. whether to mask the framing or not),
but changes can also come from possible feedback from implementation and 
operational experience.

as next steps I would suggest:

-it would be worth to discuss the issue during our 2hours f2f meeting in 
Prague.
if any of the people in favor (or opposing) of 'Masking only Payload' is 
planning to attend the meeting, I will be happy to give him a slot
to present/discuss the issue. (please contact me if you want the slot)
Note1: there is the possibility to attend the meeting remotely (via 
audio streaming and jabber; or we can setup some collaboration tool for it),
but to have a good discussion we need at least one champion being 
physically present in the meeting
Note2: remember http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc4677#section-5.2

-keep discussing in the mailing list and if we won't reach a consensus 
Joe and I will decide what to do (e.g. if we need an hum/straw poll etc.)


cheers
/Sal

-- 
Salvatore Loreto
www.sloreto.com