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

[Sean Turner <[e-mail]>]

And I'll get you out of a secdir review in exchange - once it's done of 
course ;)

spt

On 9/30/13 12:14 PM, Yoav Nir wrote:
> OK, I'll do it.
>
> At the latest, on the 20-hour journey to Vancouver. Hopefully earlier.
>
> Yoav
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> On Sep 30, 2013, at 7:01 PM, Sean Turner <[e-mail]> wrote:
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>> IEC is usually paired with ISO ;)  There's the rub right - I read it and was like sure I take your word Brian.  I think that you could treat it kind of like a secdir review and that would be sufficient for me.
>>
>> spt
>>
>> On 9/30/13 11:52 AM, Yoav Nir wrote:
>>> 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
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