Re: [manet] Secdir last call review of draft-ietf-manet-dlep-pause-extension-05

Stephen Kent <stkent@verizon.net> Thu, 04 April 2019 22:28 UTC

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From: Stephen Kent <stkent@verizon.net>
To: Lou Berger <lberger@labn.net>, Stephen Kent <kent@alum.mit.edu>, secdir@ietf.org
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Subject: Re: [manet] Secdir last call review of draft-ietf-manet-dlep-pause-extension-05
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Lou,

Thanks for the quick reply. Your proposed edits look fine.

Steve


> Hi Steve,
>
> Thanks for the comments!
>
> On 3/20/2019 11:21 AM, Stephen Kent via Datatracker wrote:
>> Reviewer: Stephen Kent
>> Review result: Has Nits
>>
>> I have reviewed this document as part of the security directorate's 
>> ongoing
>> effort to review all IETF documents being processed by the IESG.  These
>> comments were written with the intent of improving security 
>> requirements and
>> considerations in IETF drafts.  Comments not addressed in last call 
>> may be
>> included in AD reviews during the IESG review.  Document editors and 
>> WG chairs
>> should treat these comments just like any other last call comments.
>>
>> Review Summary: Ready with nits
>>
>> This brief document defines and extension to DLEP That enables a 
>> modem to use
>> DLEP to pause and resume inbound traffic from a specific peer. DLEP 
>> (RFC 8175)
>> cites GTSM as a security mechanism, which is rather weak, but it says 
>> that
>> implementations SHOULD use TLS (1.2), which is fine.
>>
>> The text states that “An example of when a modem might send this data 
>> item is
>> when an internal queue length exceeds a particular threshold.” 
>> However, all of
>> details of this data item seem to focus exclusively on queues. Thus 
>> it seems
>> likely that this is not just an example, but, rather, the primary 
>> motivation
>> for introducing the pause extension. A slight rewording of the text 
>> here seems
>> appropriate, or the authors could describe other (not-queue-based) 
>> examples.
>
> fair point, how about:
>
> OLD:
>
>   An example of when a modem might send
>   this data item is when an internal queue length exceeds a particular
>   threshold.
>
> NEW:
>
> The motivating use case is for this data item is when a modem's 
> internal queue length exceeds a particular threshold.  Other use cases 
> are possible, e.g., when there a non queue related congestion points 
> within a modem, but such are not explicitly described in this document.
>
>
>> The Security Considerations section of 8175 addresses a reasonable 
>> range of
>> concerns. Thus it is appropriate that this document’s Security 
>> Considerations
>> section is very brief, as it cites the corresponding section in 8175. 
>> I suggest
>> a couple of minor change to the wording here:
>>
>> “The extension does not inherently introduce any additional threats …
>> ->
>> “The extension does not inherently introduce any additional 
>> vulnerabilities …”
>>
>> “ …  but this is not a substantively different threat by …”
>> ->
>> “ …  but this is not a substantively different attack by …”
>>
>> There are numerous examples of awkward/poor phrasing throughout the 
>> document,
>> which I hope the RFC Editor will correct, e.g.,
>>
>> Abstract:
>>          “…to the DLEP protocol …” -> “… to DLEP …”
>
> Hopefully these have already been corrected, if not I'm sure the 
> editor will help us out.
>
>
>> page 7:
>>
>> “A modem can indicate that traffic is to be suppressed on a device    
>> wide or
>> destination specific basis.”
>>
>> “A modem can indicate that traffic is to be suppressed on a device-   
>> wide or
>> destination-specific basis.”
>
> Thanks.
>
>> “This includes that to indicate that transmission can resume to all
>> destinations  …”
>>
>> “Thus, to indicate that transmission can resume to all destinations,  …”
>
> I'm not sure thus is quite right, but will revise!
>
> Thanks again!,
>
> Lou
>
>>
>>
>