Re: SASL and KITTEN-WG Merger

[Nicolas Williams <[e-mail]>]

On Wed, May 05, 2010 at 03:38:15PM -0600, Shawn Emery wrote:
> Sorry for any cross-posting, but this is unavoidable given the subject line.

:)

> During IETF 77, the security ADs suggested that we merge the KITTEN
> and SASL WGs.  This has some potential benefits:
> 
> 1. ensure efforts of any new work items/extensions
> 2. both WGs have expertise in security interface design
> 3. analyze proposed security mechanisms for both set of interfaces

Note that KITTEN never had mechanism standardization as a
responsibility.  Now its successor will?  This means that the new WG's
charter can't just be a union of the KITTEN and SASL charters.

> Please respond to both lists if you have any objections to such a
> merger.  The time-out for objections is two weeks from this posting.

No objections here.

I would like to see the proposed charter, of course.

I'm also curious as to the name of the new WG.  I'd be fine with keeping
either of KITTEN or SASL as the name for the new WG.  I'd also be happy
with a new name.

Nico
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