Re: [MSEC] Key Management protocol (GDOI - 6407) forward

[Yoav Nir <[e-mail]>]

I could, I guess.

Does it matter if prior to reading it I have never heard of IEC 62351-9 in particular, or IEC in general?

Yoav

On Sep 30, 2013, at 6:26 PM, Sean Turner <[e-mail]> wrote:

> For the record Brian has approached me about AD-sponsoring draft-weis-gdoi-iec62351-9-02.  I don't think it's actually an update of 6407 it's more of here's how IEC 62351 would use RFC 6407.
> 
> After talking with Brian in Berlin, I have but one dilemma AD-sponsoring such a draft is that it is intended for proposed standard and as best I can tell there's been one review (thanks Steffan).  Knowing that the msec community in the IETF is pretty small this might be a tall order, but is there anybody else out there will to give it a review?  (cough, hint) Yoav, Vincent :)
> 
> spt
> 
> On 9/27/13 4:01 PM, William Atwood wrote:
>> Actually, he is probably referring to the "6407 update draft", which is
>> draft-weis-gdoi-iec62351-9-02.  This is an update to 6407 precisely to
>> serve the IEC needs.  I suspect that the email is a plea for fast action
>> on progressing draft-weis to RFC.
>> 
>>   Bill
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> On 27/09/2013 1:18 PM, Yoav Nir wrote:
>>> Hi
>>> 
>>> Just to be clear, there is no such thing as a "draft RFC". Drafts
>>> become RFCs, at which point they're done. You may be referring to the
>>> fact that RFC 6407 is labeled "proposed standard". This is a label
>>> that the IETF attaches to documents for which there is relatively
>>> little implementation experience. The label is not automatically
>>> changed after a while. Even things that are widely implemented and
>>> used by millions such as IKEv2 (RFC 5996), IPsec (RFC 4301), TLS (RFC
>>> 5246), and HTTP (RFC 2616), without a doubt the most popular protocol
>>> on the Internet) is at "draft standard" - a classification that does
>>> not exist any more, but was below "full standard".
>>> 
>>> I'm adding Sean Turner, the Security Area Director, because he's been
>>> handling many similar requests recently.
>>> 
>>> Hope this helps
>>> 
>>> Yoav
>>> 
>>> On Sep 27, 2013, at 5:15 AM, Herb Falk <[e-mail]
>>> <mailto:[e-mail]>> <[e-mail]
>>> <mailto:[e-mail]>> wrote:
>>> 
>>>> IEC TC57 WG10 (61850) and IEC TC57 WG15 (Security) has been
>>>> developing a technology/standard for use as a secure multicast for
>>>> its use in power grid applications using synchrophasors and other
>>>> technologies relevant to smartgrid deployments globally.
>>>> As part of the effort, some extensions to GDOI were identified. The
>>>> 6407 draft incorporates and improves some of the enhancements already
>>>> identified.  IEC TC57 WG15 is waiting for the draft RFC to transition
>>>> to an RFC so it can be referenced as a normative standard in IEC 62351-9.
>>>> There are several utility vendors and utilities, in particular SCE
>>>> (Southern California Edison), that are awaiting this transition so
>>>> that their cyber security frameworks can be updated.  Delays in the
>>>> transition from draft to RFC will delay implementation of several
>>>> projects and implementations.
>>>> Herbert Falk
>>>> Solutions Architect
>>>> SISCO, INC.
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