[Newsclips] IETF SYN-ACK Newspack 2023-11-20

[David Goldstein <[e-mail]>]

The IETF SYN-ACK Newspack collects IETF-related items from a variety of news outlets and other online publications. They do not represent the views of the IETF and are not checked for factual accuracy.

 

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IETF IN THE NEWS

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IPv6, the DNS and Happy Eyeballs

There was a draft that caught my attention during the DNSOPS Working Group session at the recent IETF 118 meeting on the topic of ‘DNS IPv6 Transport Operational Guidelines‘.

< <https://blog.apnic.net/2023/11/17/ipv6-the-dns-and-happy-eyeballs/> https://blog.apnic.net/2023/11/17/ipv6-the-dns-and-happy-eyeballs/>

< <https://www.potaroo.net/ispcol/2023-11/dns-ipv6.html> https://www.potaroo.net/ispcol/2023-11/dns-ipv6.html>

 

An RFC on IoCs – playing our part in international standards

The NCSC has published a new RFC on Indicators of Compromise to support cyber security in protocol design - and hopes to encourage more cyber defenders to engage with international standards. In August 2023, the IETF published the document Indicators of compromise (IoCs) and their role in attack defence as RFC9424.

< <https://www.ncsc.gov.uk/blog-post/rfc-indicators-of-compromise-for-ietf> https://www.ncsc.gov.uk/blog-post/rfc-indicators-of-compromise-for-ietf>

 

A Multistakeholder Model if We Can Keep It: 25 Years of ICANN

... I had a new baby, so Prof. Frankel had to go onto the IFWP meetings alone in Geneva and Singapore. She also attended an IETF meeting in Chicago, at the invitation of Dr. Jon Postel, when IETF was deciding whether to accept NewCo. Jon asked Tamar (Prof. Frankel) to present the overview of the White Paper and its options to the IETF. Everywhere Prof. Frankel brought her confidence that Multistakeholder models could succeed and diverse stakeholders could research, prepare, debate and decide balanced policies for themselves, provided everyone came prepared and with the determination to work together in good faith.

< <https://circleid.com/posts/20231114-a-multistakeholder-model-if-we-can-keep-it-25-years-of-icann> https://circleid.com/posts/20231114-a-multistakeholder-model-if-we-can-keep-it-25-years-of-icann>

 

Why Is IPv6 Adoption Slow? Successful transitions and accelerated adoption both hinge on the collaborative efforts of governments and key internet players.

... 6 Ways to Encourage IPv6 Adoption: Several past attempts have been made to accelerate the adoption of IPv6, but they have met little success. For example, the IETF created a now-deprecated set of working groups aimed at standardizing IPv6, ensuring its traffic routing and facilitating its adoption through IPv4-in-IPv6 compatibility mechanisms. However, the impact of this effort and other similar initiatives has been minimal. Let’s look at six potential solutions for the future.

< <https://thenewstack.io/why-is-ipv6-adoption-slow/> https://thenewstack.io/why-is-ipv6-adoption-slow/>

 

Bluetooth-Zukunft: Google mischt jetzt als Promoter mit [Bluetooth Future: Google is now using as a promoter]

... So ganz optimal scheinen die Dinge in der Bluetooth-SIG jedoch nicht zu laufen, denn eine wesentliche Bluetooth-Spezifikation läuft komplett außerhalb der Bluetooth-SIG ab: Es handelt sich um Techniken gegen den Missbrauch von Trackern. Die Spezifikation haben bezeichnenderweise je zwei Entwickler von Apple und Google unter dem Dach der IETF verfasst (Detecting Unwanted Location Trackers). Sie befindet sich noch im Entwurfsstadium und wurde erst Anfang November aktualisiert.

< <https://www.heise.de/news/Bluetooth-Zukunft-Google-mischt-jetzt-als-Promoter-mit-9447383.html> https://www.heise.de/news/Bluetooth-Zukunft-Google-mischt-jetzt-als-Promoter-mit-9447383.html>

 

El futuro del Bluetooth: Google ahora participa como promotor [Bluetooth future: Google is now involved as promoter]

... Sin embargo, las cosas no parecen funcionar de manera óptima en Bluetooth SIG, ya que las especificaciones principales de Bluetooth se ejecutan completamente fuera de Bluetooth SIG: se trata de tecnologías contra el mal uso de los rastreadores. Vale la pena señalar que la especificación fue escrita por dos desarrolladores de Apple y Google bajo el paraguas del Grupo de Trabajo de Ingeniería de Internet (IETF) (Detectar rastreadores de sitios web no deseados). Todavía se encuentra en la etapa de borrador y no se actualizó hasta principios de noviembre.

< <https://www.corsaonline.com.ar/el-futuro-del-bluetooth-google-ahora-participa-como-promotor/> https://www.corsaonline.com.ar/el-futuro-del-bluetooth-google-ahora-participa-como-promotor/>

 

المديرة التنفيذية لآيكان: تجزئة الإنترنت ستؤدي لانهياره [ICANN Executive Director: Internet fragmentation will lead to its collapse]

... وأشارت إلى أن فريق عمل هندسة الإنترنت (IETF) التابع للمؤسسة هو الذي يحدد فعليا الطريقة التي تتحرك بها البيانات حول الشبكات للتأكد من أنه عندما تكتب موقع ويب في القاهرة مثلا وأنا أكتبه في دلهي فإننا سنصل إلى موقع الويب الذي نريده، لكن إذا بدأنا بإدخال أنواع مختلفة من البنى التحتية وتوجهنا نحو اللامركزية فإننا نزيل بذلك المفهوم الوحيد القابل للتشغيل البيني ونضعه في خطر لأن الإنترنت ليس مصمما للتعامل مع هذا النوع من النماذج اللامركزية.

< <https://www.aljazeera.net/tech/2023/11/16/رئيسة-آيكان-تجزئة-الإنترنت-ستؤدي> https://www.aljazeera.net/tech/2023/11/16/رئيسة-آيكان-تجزئة-الإنترنت-ستؤدي>

 

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IETF COMMUNITY NOTES

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Call for nominations: IETF appointment to the ISOC Board of Trustees

The Internet Society (ISOC) provides organizational and financial support for the IETF. As part of the arrangements between ISOC and the IETF, the IETF is called upon to name 4 Trustees to its Board (BoT), with staggered 3-year terms.

< <https://www.iab.org/2023/11/14/call-for-nominations-ietf-appointment-to-the-isoc-board-of-trustees-10/> https://www.iab.org/2023/11/14/call-for-nominations-ietf-appointment-to-the-isoc-board-of-trustees-10/>

 

Cisco to host IETF 121 Dublin meeting

I am pleased to announce that Cisco will be the Host for IETF 121 Dublin, 2-8 November 2024.

< <https://www.ietf.org/blog/ietf121-host/> https://www.ietf.org/blog/ietf121-host/>

 

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SECURITY & PRIVACY

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Security control changes due to TLS Encrypted Client Hello

How we defend our systems is about to shift in the coming weeks with a major change to the Transport Layer Protocol (TLS) taking place between the browser and a new device called the client-facing server, which is mostly positioned at content delivery networks (CDNs).

< <https://blog.apnic.net/2023/11/15/security-control-changes-due-to-tls-encrypted-client-hello/> https://blog.apnic.net/2023/11/15/security-control-changes-due-to-tls-encrypted-client-hello/>

 

Hazardous DNS echoes

DNS-based reflection has been misused as an attack vector in DDoS attacks for a long time. In a traditional reflection scenario, there is a one-to-one map in terms of the number of queries and responses. Thus, attackers leverage protocol-specific features to amplify the reflected traffic (bandwidth) as much as possible. A common example is to misuse ANY queries in combination with DNSSEC.

< <https://blog.apnic.net/2023/11/16/hazardous-dns-echoes/> https://blog.apnic.net/2023/11/16/hazardous-dns-echoes/>

 

The Challenges of RPKI-ROA Diffusion in Research and Education

The ARIN 52 Public Policy and Members Meeting, held 19-20 October 2023 in San Diego, California, and online, began with an insightful keynote address titled “The Challenges of RPKI-ROA Diffusion Within the U.S. Research and Education Community.”

< <https://www.manrs.org/2023/11/the-challenges-of-rpki-roa-diffusion-in-research-and-education/> https://www.manrs.org/2023/11/the-challenges-of-rpki-roa-diffusion-in-research-and-education/>

 

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QUANTUM NETWORKING

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New Horizon Europe Funding Boosts European Research in Data, Computing, and AI Technologies

A new set of calls has been launched worth over € 290 million from the 2023-2024 Horizon Europe Digital, Industry, and Space work programme.

< <https://digital-strategy.ec.europa.eu/en/news/new-horizon-europe-funding-boosts-european-research-data-computing-and-ai-technologies> https://digital-strategy.ec.europa.eu/en/news/new-horizon-europe-funding-boosts-european-research-data-computing-and-ai-technologies>

 

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NEW TRANSPORT PROTOCOLS

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US hosts large scale 3GPP WG meetings

The North American 3GPP Organizational Partner, ATIS has welcomed over 1400 experts to Chicago, to attend 15 of the 3GPP Working Groups – spanning all three 3GPP Technical Specification areas: Service and System Aspects, Core Network and Terminals and Radio Access Networks.

< <https://www.3gpp.org/news-events/3gpp-news/atis-chicago-wgs> https://www.3gpp.org/news-events/3gpp-news/atis-chicago-wgs>

 

Windows Server startet neue Protokolle und striktere Firewall-Regeln [Windows Server launches new protocols and stricter firewall rules]

Microsoft testet eine verbesserte Version von Windows Server vNext mit Änderungen bei der Sicherheit. Unter anderem startet jetzt das SMB über QUIC-Protokoll für weitere Server-Editionen. Zudem gibt es mit dem Build 25997 ein neues Ablaufdatum für die Testversionen. ... Was ist SMB über QUIC: SMB über QUIC bietet eine Alternative zum TCP-Netzwerktransport und ermöglicht sichere, zuverlässige Konnektivität mit Edgedateiservern über nicht vertrauenswürdige Netzwerke wie das Internet. QUIC ist ein IETF-standardisiertes Protokoll mit vielen Vorteilen gegenüber TCP, wie der durchgängigen Verschlüsselung aller Pakete und der Authentifizierung des Handshakes mit TLS 1.3.

< <https://winfuture.de/news,139621.html> https://winfuture.de/news,139621.html>

 

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OTHERWISE NOTEWORTHY

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ca: U of T Engineering professor aims to reimagine the internet

For J.J. Garcia-Luna-Aceves, the networks that make up the internet – both the physical layer of routers and switches, as well as the protocols and algorithms that distribute data – hold unused intelligence with the potential to foster major advances.

< <https://www.utoronto.ca/news/u-t-engineering-professor-aims-reimagine-internet> https://www.utoronto.ca/news/u-t-engineering-professor-aims-reimagine-internet>

 

The United States Takes a Dangerous Step Back from Core Internet Principles

The United States Trade Representative has taken a dangerous step back from fundamental principles that ensure the growth of an open, secure, trustworthy, and globally connected Internet. By abandoning these principles that protect the free flow of information online, the United States is contributing to the global erosion of the Internet.

< <https://www.internetsociety.org/news/statements/2023/the-united-states-takes-a-dangerous-step-back-from-core-internet-principles/> https://www.internetsociety.org/news/statements/2023/the-united-states-takes-a-dangerous-step-back-from-core-internet-principles/>

 

The Need for Programmability in Routing Protocols

Networks change over time, and so do their needs. In response, network operators are constantly improving the services they offer, which often leads to proposals for new features to extend network protocols. To help speed up network innovation, we introduce xBGP, which allows all BGP implementations to be programmable.

< <https://labs.ripe.net/author/twirtgen/the-need-for-programmability-in-routing-protocols/> https://labs.ripe.net/author/twirtgen/the-need-for-programmability-in-routing-protocols/>

 

ITU Radiocommunication Assembly sets agenda for development of IMT-2030 for 6G and sustainable use of spectrum and orbital resources

​​The ITU Radiocommunication Assembly 2023 (RA-23) concluded Friday, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, by charting future directions in radiocommunication systems.

< <https://www.itu.int/en/mediacentre/Pages/PR-2023-11-17-RA23-closing-ceremony.aspx> https://www.itu.int/en/mediacentre/Pages/PR-2023-11-17-RA23-closing-ceremony.aspx>

 

W3C opens Technical Architecture Group (TAG) election

The W3C Advisory Committee, having nominated seven individuals, is invited today to vote until 12 December 2023 to fill five seats in the W3C Technical Architecture Group (TAG) election.

< <https://www.w3.org/news/2023/w3c-opens-technical-architecture-group-tag-election/> https://www.w3.org/news/2023/w3c-opens-technical-architecture-group-tag-election/>

 

Introduction and CEO goals and aspirations

Hello, I’m Seth Dobbs, the new CEO of W3C, and I’d like to introduce myself, share some details about me as well as a few thoughts on our future together.

< <https://www.w3.org/blog/2023/introduction-and-ceo-goals-and-aspirations/> https://www.w3.org/blog/2023/introduction-and-ceo-goals-and-aspirations/>

 

DOCSIS 4.0 Technology Makes Waves From SCTE Cable-Tec Expo to Launch

If you attended SCTE Cable-Tec Expo last month in Denver, you likely heard quite a bit about DOCSIS® 4.0 technology. In many sessions, on the Expo show floor and in countless conversations in between, the message was loud and clear: The era of DOCSIS 4.0 networks is here.

< <https://www.cablelabs.com/blog/docsis-4-0-technology-makes-waves> https://www.cablelabs.com/blog/docsis-4-0-technology-makes-waves>

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