[netmod] Eric Rescorla's Discuss on draft-ietf-netmod-schema-mount-11: (with DISCUSS)

[Eric Rescorla <[e-mail]>]

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DISCUSS:
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Rich version of this review at:
https://mozphab-ietf.devsvcdev.mozaws.net/D3506



DETAIL
S 4.
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>      It is worth emphasizing that the nodes specified in
>      "parent-reference" leaf-list are available in the mounted schema only
>      for XPath evaluations.  In particular, they cannot be accessed there
>      via network management protocols such as NETCONF [RFC6241] or
>      RESTCONF [RFC8040].

What are the security implications of this XPath reference outside the
mount jail? Specifically, how does it interact with the access control
for the enclosing module.