Re: [i2rs] draft-mglt-i2rs-security-environment-reqs, REQ 3

"Susan Hares" <shares@ndzh.com> Fri, 28 August 2015 12:26 UTC

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Subject: Re: [i2rs] draft-mglt-i2rs-security-environment-reqs, REQ 3
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Juergen:

Thank you for you input and your reference to your previous message.

Sue 

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Subject: Re: [i2rs] draft-mglt-i2rs-security-environment-reqs, REQ 3

On Thu, Aug 27, 2015 at 04:53:50PM -0400, Susan Hares wrote:
> Jeff: 
> 
> I agree it is a goal rather than an absolute.  My first discussions 
> with Daniel pointed this out.  Do you think moving it back to
> 
> 
>    REQ 3:  The I2RS Agent validates data to try to insure that
>          injecting the Information does not create a deadlock with any 
> other system
>         or a routing loop or prevent the control plane from converging.
>        (This is a goal for the system, and it should keep track of when
>         Injecting information does cause deadlocks, routing loops, or 
>         retards the routing convergence process.). 
>

I already pointed out on July 21 that this requirement is not implementable.
Adding hand-waving text to it does not help, so I am in favour of removing
it.

/js

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