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Hi everyone,

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I just submitted rev-03 of the draft. It contains the following changes/add=
itions:

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added a description about the PTP integrated security mechanism in the intr=
oduction and explained that PTP assumes that the key management is done out=
side of PTP and we chose NTS-KE
added a list of objectives resembling the corresponding list in RFC8915, ex=
plaining which of the objectives are met and which are not and why
changed the text that unnecessarily talked about not sending a cookie to th=
e client (section 6) and explain how to force the client to refresh its key=
s when they expired
changed the name of Section (now 8, previously 7) from =E2=80=9CAttack Scen=
arios=E2=80=9D to =E2=80=9CThreat model=E2=80=9D
in this section 8, combined the first bullet and second bullet of the previ=
ous revision into one bullet point
added a section 9 describing delay attacks, mention the fact that this docu=
ment cannot protect against them and give some suggestions what can be done=
 (protect your infrastructure and check delays on the client)
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The draft and its latest revison are here:

https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/draft-gerstung-nts4uptp/

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The diff can be found here:

https://www.ietf.org/rfcdiff?url1=3Ddraft-gerstung-nts4uptp-02&url2=3Ddraft=
-gerstung-nts4uptp-03

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Looking forward to your comments and feedback!=20

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Von: <kristof.teichel@ptb.de>
Datum: Donnerstag, 3. Juni 2021 um 14:23
An: Heiko Gerstung <heiko.gerstung@meinberg.de>
Betreff: Antwort: Re: [Ntp] Antwort: Re: NTS4UPTP Rev 03 - Formal request f=
or WG adoption

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Okay, I've given the draft a closer read now.

Section 2.2 still loses me a bit, as I'm completely unfamiliar with this ki=
nd of negotiation, but I think I get the gist of it at least.

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I have a few concerns about the threat model (Section 7.1):

- General point of order about all bullet points: I tend to ignore the thre=
ats that are of the same effectiveness as cutting the wire (client might dr=
op the association, contract might be cancelled...). If you assume a MITM a=
ttacker, you won't prevent this overall issue.

- First bullet: yes, this is important, and yes, this is fulfilled to a lar=
ge degree. The client can verify that the server said everything the ICV co=
vers, and that the message belongs to the correct client-server association=
. Delay modifications are not really covered (with a small asterisk because=
 of sequence numbers that we keep in mind), and this should perhaps be ment=
ioned.

- Second bullet: very similiar deal to the first bullet - except that it se=
ems to me that the server doesn't even care about this protection.

- Third bullet: Whenever you discuss replay attacks, I kind of miss a consi=
deration about what happens if it's a delay attack instead (which is really=
 a replay attack with an additional deletion of the original message, if yo=
u will). It seems dangerous to just ignore this. This is about phase 2, as =
well, and I'm generally unsure about the implications.

- Fourth bullet: same deal as above - but here I know for a fact that synch=
ronization-wise, delay is about as dangerous (or more) as replay. All of th=
e considerations about "consuming resources" seems a bit pointless, since a=
n attacker would achieve about the same thing with just random messages whe=
re the authentication doesn't check out, wouldn't they?

- Fifth bullet: sure. The only comment I might have is that you might want =
to clarify that this only prevents problems if this authenticated variant i=
s used. But this is a good example of something where replay would actually=
 be harmful whereas delay wouldn't.

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I'm missing a clear distinction between the one-way transfer aspect of PTP =
(Announce and Sync messsages) and the part that enables two-way-transfer-li=
ke behavior (Delay_Req and Delay_Resp messages).

Section 5, second-to-last paragraph, goes to some lengths to make sure that=
 the server never sends new cookies to the client.

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a) Is there a specific reason why you did not go for full-on NTS4NTP behavi=
or for Delay_Req/Resp messages?

If this subset of behavior were kept stateless on the server side, I believ=
e this would be a good candidate for the kind of frankensteined construct I=
 was talking about in an earlier mail (do only Delay_Req/Resp exchanges, so=
mehow force the client to timestamp reception of Delay_Resp, and you have a=
ll you need - three timestamps is really about as good as four).

This would also allow you to preserve client unlinkability, if I'm not mist=
aken.

b) Why does the server have an interest to be able to "force the client to =
re-start"? I might have missed it, but I see no motivation for this in the =
threat model (and you have no section about your Objectives, which brings m=
e to my last point...)

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Between Sections 1 and 2, I would really encourage you to add a section abo=
ut the objectives here.

This would be nice so that they can be compared with NTS4NTP, and also to j=
udge whether or not we actually see that you fulfill them.

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That's what I have for now, I might come back to this later after I've had =
time to contemplate during a walk or slept over this.

Last point of order: none of these are showstoppers for me, they don't chan=
ge my stance that I think we can adopt this and discuss further changes/add=
itions that people would like to see.

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Best regards,

Kristof

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An: "kristof.teichel@ptb.de" <kristof.teichel@ptb.de>
Von: "Heiko Gerstung"=20
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Datum: 03.06.2021 12:31
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Betreff: Re: [Ntp] Antwort: Re: NTS4UPTP Rev 03 - Formal request for WG ado=
ption


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> Von: <kristof.teichel@ptb.de>

> Datum: Donnerstag, 3. Juni 2021 um 09:39

> An: Heiko Gerstung <heiko.gerstung@meinberg.de>

> Cc: "ntp@ietf.org" <ntp@ietf.org>

> Betreff: Antwort: Re: [Ntp] NTS4UPTP Rev 03 - Formal request for WG adopt=
ion

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>>>At this point I would be open to change the name of the draft so that it=
 does

> not contain "NTS" anymore, if that helps. It seems that quite a number of=
 the au

> thors do not like that we based our proposal on their work and would rath=
er like

> unicast PTP to use something else as a key exchange protocol. [...]

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> As one of the editors, I do feel misrepresented here.

> There are five of us, only three of whom have spoken about NTS4UPTP at al=
l, with

> only one who spoke out in rejection.

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Apologies for that, I based that assumption on a feeling and not on factual=
 data (which is never a good thing IMHO but happens quite frequently in rea=
l life :).

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> I will get back to you (after studying the draft in more detail) on what =
I think

> about how you based your proposal on our work, but I am perfectly happy t=
hat yo

> u did.

Glad to hear that.=20

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> @Daniel: would it change your stance if this draft were not named anythin=
g with

> "NTS" at all?

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>>> It is pretty hard to try and compare our proposal against a bunch of id=
eas th

>>> at are thrown into the discussion. Most of the proposed alternatives se=
em simple

>>> and easy to describe with two or three sentences, but when we drafted o=
ur propo

>>> sal, we found out (once again) that when you try to describe something =
in writte

>>> n form, a lot of details and corner cases come up that you have to deal=
 with. In

>>> the end, you often end up with at least 10-20 pages, no matter how simp=
le the i

>>> dea sounds in the beginning.

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> Yes, absolutely agree.

> And in those pages, you are pretty likely to stumble over the detail that=
 will m

> ake your draft more controversial than you thought.

For sure, but up until now I cannot say that we actually discussed the draf=
t so far.

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> This is why I want to clarify that (unless I ever explicitly say so) none=
 of my

> technical discussion, wishful thinking or even design sketching is to be =
taken a

> gainst the NTS4UPTP draft (or other drafts).

OK, thanks. It sometimes gets confusing if those ideas/new concepts are inc=
luded in a response to a message that deals with the draft.=20

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   Heiko


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wrap:break-word'><div class=3DWordSection1><p class=3DMsoNormal><span style=
=3D'mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>Hi everyone,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=
=3DMsoNormal><span style=3D'mso-fareast-language:EN-US'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></=
span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span lang=3DEN-US style=3D'mso-fareast-langu=
age:EN-US'>I just submitted rev-03 of the draft. It contains the following =
changes/additions:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span lang=3DE=
N-US style=3D'mso-fareast-language:EN-US'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p><ul s=
tyle=3D'margin-top:0cm' type=3Ddisc><li class=3DMsoListParagraph style=3D'm=
argin-left:0cm;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><span lang=3DEN-US style=3D'mso-far=
east-language:EN-US'>added a description about the PTP integrated security =
mechanism in the introduction and explained that PTP assumes that the key m=
anagement is done outside of PTP and we chose NTS-KE<o:p></o:p></span></li>=
<li class=3DMsoListParagraph style=3D'margin-left:0cm;mso-list:l0 level1 lf=
o1'><span lang=3DEN-US style=3D'mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>added a list of=
 objectives resembling the corresponding list in RFC8915, explaining which =
of the objectives are met and which are not and why<o:p></o:p></span></li><=
li class=3DMsoListParagraph style=3D'margin-left:0cm;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo=
1'><span lang=3DEN-US style=3D'mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>changed the text=
 that unnecessarily talked about not sending a cookie to the client (sectio=
n 6) and explain how to force the client to refresh its keys when they expi=
red<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=3DMsoListParagraph style=3D'margin-left=
:0cm;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><span lang=3DEN-US style=3D'mso-fareast-langu=
age:EN-US'>changed the name of Section (now 8, previously 7) from =E2=80=9C=
Attack Scenarios=E2=80=9D to =E2=80=9CThreat model=E2=80=9D<o:p></o:p></spa=
n></li><li class=3DMsoListParagraph style=3D'margin-left:0cm;mso-list:l0 le=
vel1 lfo1'><span lang=3DEN-US style=3D'mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>in this =
section 8, combined the first bullet and second bullet of the previous revi=
sion into one bullet point<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=3DMsoListParagra=
ph style=3D'margin-left:0cm;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><span lang=3DEN-US sty=
le=3D'mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>added a section 9 describing delay attack=
s, mention the fact that this document cannot protect against them and give=
 some suggestions what can be done (protect your infrastructure and check d=
elays on the client)<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul><p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
lang=3DEN-US style=3D'mso-fareast-language:EN-US'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span><=
/p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span lang=3DEN-US style=3D'mso-fareast-language:EN=
-US'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span lang=3DEN-US st=
yle=3D'mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>The draft and its latest revison are her=
e:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span lang=3DEN-US style=3D'ms=
o-fareast-language:EN-US'><a href=3D"https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/draft=
-gerstung-nts4uptp/">https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/draft-gerstung-nts4up=
tp/</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span lang=3DEN-US style=
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 style=3D'margin-left:35.4pt'><b><span style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;color:blac=
k'>Von: </span></b><span style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>&lt;kristof=
.teichel@ptb.de&gt;<br><b>Datum: </b>Donnerstag, 3. Juni 2021 um 14:23<br><=
b>An: </b>Heiko Gerstung &lt;heiko.gerstung@meinberg.de&gt;<br><b>Betreff: =
</b>Antwort: Re: [Ntp] Antwort: Re: NTS4UPTP Rev 03 - Formal request for WG=
 adoption<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'mar=
gin-left:35.4pt'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p></div><p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'm=
argin-left:35.4pt'><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sa=
ns-serif'>Okay, I've given the draft a closer read now.<o:p></o:p></span></=
p><div><p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'margin-left:35.4pt'><span style=3D'fon=
t-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>Section 2.2 still loses me =
a bit, as I'm completely unfamiliar with this kind of negotiation, but I th=
ink I get the gist of it at least.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=
=3DMsoNormal style=3D'margin-left:35.4pt'><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;f=
ont-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p></div><div><p =
class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'margin-left:35.4pt'><span style=3D'font-size:10.=
0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>I have a few concerns about the threa=
t model (Section 7.1):<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=3DMsoNormal=
 style=3D'margin-left:35.4pt'><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"=
Verdana",sans-serif'>- General point of order about all bullet points: I te=
nd to ignore the threats that are of the same effectiveness as cutting the =
wire (client might drop the association, contract might be cancelled...). I=
f you assume a MITM attacker, you won't prevent this overall issue.<o:p></o=
:p></span></p></div><div><p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'margin-left:35.4pt'>=
<span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>- First b=
ullet: yes, this is important, and yes, this is fulfilled to a large degree=
. The client can verify that the server said everything the ICV covers, and=
 that the message belongs to the correct client-server association. Delay m=
odifications are not really covered (with a small asterisk because of seque=
nce numbers that we keep in mind), and this should perhaps be mentioned.<o:=
p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'margin-left:35.=
4pt'><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>- Se=
cond bullet: very similiar deal to the first bullet - except that it seems =
to me that the server doesn't even care about this protection.<o:p></o:p></=
span></p></div><div><p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'margin-left:35.4pt'><span=
 style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>- Third bullet=
: Whenever you discuss replay attacks, I kind of miss a consideration about=
 what happens if it's a delay attack instead (which is really a replay atta=
ck with an additional deletion of the original message, if you will). It se=
ems dangerous to just ignore this. This is about phase 2, as well, and I'm =
generally unsure about the implications.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p=
 class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'margin-left:35.4pt'><span style=3D'font-size:10=
.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>- Fourth bullet: same deal as above =
- but here I know for a fact that synchronization-wise, delay is about as d=
angerous (or more) as replay. All of the considerations about &quot;consumi=
ng resources&quot; seems a bit pointless, since an attacker would achieve a=
bout the same thing with just random messages where the authentication does=
n't check out, wouldn't they?<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=3DMs=
oNormal style=3D'margin-left:35.4pt'><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-f=
amily:"Verdana",sans-serif'>- Fifth bullet: sure. The only comment I might =
have is that you might want to clarify that this only prevents problems if =
this authenticated variant is used. But this is a good example of something=
 where replay would actually be harmful whereas delay wouldn't.<o:p></o:p><=
/span></p></div><div><p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'margin-left:35.4pt'><spa=
n style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><o:p>&nbsp;</=
o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'margin-left:35.4pt'=
><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>I'm miss=
ing a clear distinction between the one-way transfer aspect of PTP (Announc=
e and Sync messsages) and the part that enables two-way-transfer-like behav=
ior (Delay_Req and Delay_Resp messages).<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p=
 class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'margin-left:35.4pt'><span style=3D'font-size:10=
.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>Section 5, second-to-last paragraph,=
 goes to some lengths to make sure that the server never sends new cookies =
to the client.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=3DMsoNormal style=
=3D'margin-left:35.4pt'><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdan=
a",sans-serif'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'margin-left:35.4pt'><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"V=
erdana",sans-serif'>a) Is there a specific reason why you did not go for fu=
ll-on NTS4NTP behavior for Delay_Req/Resp messages?<o:p></o:p></span></p></=
div><div><p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'margin-left:35.4pt'><span style=3D'f=
ont-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>If this subset of behavio=
r were kept stateless on the server side, I believe this would be a good ca=
ndidate for the kind of frankensteined construct I was talking about in an =
earlier mail (do only Delay_Req/Resp exchanges, somehow force the client to=
 timestamp reception of Delay_Resp, and you have all you need - three times=
tamps is really about as good as four).<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p =
class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'margin-left:35.4pt'><span style=3D'font-size:10.=
0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>This would also allow you to preserve=
 client unlinkability, if I'm not mistaken.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div=
><p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'margin-left:35.4pt'><span style=3D'font-size=
:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>b) Why does the server have an in=
terest to be able to &quot;force the client to re-start&quot;? I might have=
 missed it, but I see no motivation for this in the threat model (and you h=
ave no section about your Objectives, which brings me to my last point...)<=
o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'margin-left:3=
5.4pt'><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><o=
:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'margin-l=
eft:35.4pt'><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-seri=
f'>Between Sections 1 and 2, I would really encourage you to add a section =
about the objectives here.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=3DMsoNo=
rmal style=3D'margin-left:35.4pt'><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-fami=
ly:"Verdana",sans-serif'>This would be nice so that they can be compared wi=
th NTS4NTP, and also to judge whether or not we actually see that you fulfi=
ll them.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'marg=
in-left:35.4pt'><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-=
serif'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D=
'margin-left:35.4pt'><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",=
sans-serif'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=3DMsoNormal sty=
le=3D'margin-left:35.4pt'><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verd=
ana",sans-serif'>That's what I have for now, I might come back to this late=
r after I've had time to contemplate during a walk or slept over this.<o:p>=
</o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'margin-left:35.4p=
t'><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>Last p=
oint of order: none of these are showstoppers for me, they don't change my =
stance that I think we can adopt this and discuss further changes/additions=
 that people would like to see.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=3D=
MsoNormal style=3D'margin-left:35.4pt'><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font=
-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p></div><div><p cla=
ss=3DMsoNormal style=3D'margin-left:35.4pt'><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt=
;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p></div><div><=
p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'margin-left:35.4pt'><span style=3D'font-size:1=
0.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>Best regards,<o:p></o:p></span></p>=
</div><div><p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'margin-left:35.4pt'><span style=3D=
'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>Kristof<o:p></o:p></spa=
n></p></div><div><p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'margin-left:35.4pt'><span st=
yle=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>=
</span></p></div><div><p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'mso-margin-top-alt:0cm;=
margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:35.4pt'><span style=3D'fo=
nt-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></=
p><div><p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'margin-left:35.4pt'><span style=3D'fon=
t-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#990099'>-----&quot;nt=
p&quot; &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:ntp-bounces@ietf.org" target=3D"_blank">ntp-b=
ounces@ietf.org</a>&gt; schrieb: -----</span><span style=3D'font-size:10.0p=
t;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><div s=
tyle=3D'border:none;border-left:solid black 1.5pt;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 4.0pt=
'><p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'margin-left:35.4pt'><span style=3D'font-siz=
e:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>An: &quot;<a href=3D"mailto:kris=
tof.teichel@ptb.de" target=3D"_blank">kristof.teichel@ptb.de</a>&quot; &lt;=
<a href=3D"mailto:kristof.teichel@ptb.de" target=3D"_blank">kristof.teichel=
@ptb.de</a>&gt;<br>Von: &quot;Heiko Gerstung&quot; <br>Gesendet von: &quot;=
ntp&quot; <br>Datum: 03.06.2021 12:31<br>Kopie: &quot;<a href=3D"mailto:ntp=
@ietf.org" target=3D"_blank">ntp@ietf.org</a>&quot; &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:n=
tp@ietf.org" target=3D"_blank">ntp@ietf.org</a>&gt;<br>Betreff: Re: [Ntp] A=
ntwort: Re: NTS4UPTP Rev 03 - Formal request for WG adoption<br><br><br><o:=
p></o:p></span></p><div><p style=3D'margin-left:35.4pt'><span style=3D'font=
-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></span></p>=
<p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt=
:auto;margin-left:35.4pt'><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verd=
ana",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>&gt; Von: &lt;<a href=3D"mailto=
:kristof.teichel@ptb.de" target=3D"_blank">kristof.teichel@ptb.de</a>&gt;</=
span><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><o:p=
></o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso=
-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:35.4pt'><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt=
;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>&gt; Datum: D=
onnerstag, 3. Juni 2021 um 09:39</span><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font=
-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal st=
yle=3D'mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:35.4p=
t'><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;mso-far=
east-language:EN-US'>&gt; An: Heiko Gerstung &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:heiko.ge=
rstung@meinberg.de" target=3D"_blank">heiko.gerstung@meinberg.de</a>&gt;</s=
pan><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><o:p>=
</o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-=
margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:35.4pt'><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;=
font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>&gt; Cc: &quot=
;<a href=3D"mailto:ntp@ietf.org" target=3D"_blank">ntp@ietf.org</a>&quot; &=
lt;<a href=3D"mailto:ntp@ietf.org" target=3D"_blank">ntp@ietf.org</a>&gt;</=
span><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><o:p=
></o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso=
-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:35.4pt'><span lang=3DEN-US style=3D'fon=
t-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>=
&gt; Betreff: Antwort: Re: [Ntp] NTS4UPTP Rev 03 - Formal request for WG ad=
option</span><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-ser=
if'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'mso-margin-top-alt:=
auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:35.4pt'><span lang=3DEN-US styl=
e=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language=
:EN-US'>&gt; </span><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",s=
ans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'mso-margin-t=
op-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:35.4pt'><span lang=3DEN-=
US style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;mso-fareast-l=
anguage:EN-US'>&gt;&gt;&gt;At this point I would be open to change the name=
 of the draft so that it does</span><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-fa=
mily:"Verdana",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal style=
=3D'mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:35.4pt'>=
<span lang=3DEN-US style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-ser=
if;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>&gt; not contain &quot;NTS&quot; anymore, if=
 that helps. It seems that quite a number of the au</span><span style=3D'fo=
nt-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p c=
lass=3DMsoNormal style=3D'mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:aut=
o;margin-left:35.4pt'><span lang=3DEN-US style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-fam=
ily:"Verdana",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>&gt; thors do not like=
 that we based our proposal on their work and would rather like</span><span=
 style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></s=
pan></p><p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bo=
ttom-alt:auto;margin-left:35.4pt'><span lang=3DEN-US style=3D'font-size:10.=
0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>&gt; unica=
st PTP to use something else as a key exchange protocol. [...]</span><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></sp=
an></p><p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bot=
tom-alt:auto;margin-left:35.4pt'><span lang=3DEN-US style=3D'font-size:10.0=
pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>&gt; </span=
><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><o:p></o=
:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-mar=
gin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:35.4pt'><span lang=3DEN-US style=3D'font-si=
ze:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>&gt;=
 As one of the editors, I do feel misrepresented here.</span><span style=3D=
'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p><=
p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:=
auto;margin-left:35.4pt'><span lang=3DEN-US style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-=
family:"Verdana",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>&gt; There are five=
 of us, only three of whom have spoken about NTS4UPTP at all, with</span><s=
pan style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p>=
</span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin=
-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:35.4pt'><span lang=3DEN-US style=3D'font-size:=
10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>&gt; on=
ly one who spoke out in rejection.</span><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;fo=
nt-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style=3D'margin-le=
ft:35.4pt'><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif=
'>&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'mso-margin-top-=
alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:35.4pt'><span lang=3DEN-US =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;mso-fareast-lang=
uage:EN-US'>Apologies for that, I based that assumption on a feeling and no=
t on factual data (which is never a good thing IMHO but happens quite frequ=
ently in real life :).</span><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"V=
erdana",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style=3D'margin-left:35.4pt'><=
span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>&nbsp;<o:p=
></o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso=
-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:35.4pt'><span lang=3DEN-US style=3D'fon=
t-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>=
&gt; I will get back to you (after studying the draft in more detail) on wh=
at I think</span><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans=
-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'mso-margin-top-=
alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:35.4pt'><span lang=3DEN-US =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;mso-fareast-lang=
uage:EN-US'>&gt; about how you based your proposal on our work, but I am pe=
rfectly happy that yo</span><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Ve=
rdana",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'mso-=
margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:35.4pt'><span la=
ng=3DEN-US style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;mso-f=
areast-language:EN-US'>&gt; u did.</span><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;fo=
nt-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:35.=
4pt'><span lang=3DEN-US style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",san=
s-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>Glad to hear that. </span><span style=
=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></=
p><p style=3D'margin-left:35.4pt'><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-fami=
ly:"Verdana",sans-serif'>&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal s=
tyle=3D'mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:35.4=
pt'><span lang=3DEN-US style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans=
-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>&gt; @Daniel: would it change your stanc=
e if this draft were not named anything with</span><span style=3D'font-size=
:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=3D=
MsoNormal style=3D'mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margi=
n-left:35.4pt'><span lang=3DEN-US style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Ve=
rdana",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>&gt; &quot;NTS&quot; at all?<=
/span><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><o:=
p></o:p></span></p><p style=3D'margin-left:35.4pt'><span style=3D'font-size=
:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></span></p><p cl=
ass=3DMsoNormal style=3D'mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto=
;margin-left:35.4pt'><span lang=3DEN-US style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-fami=
ly:"Verdana",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>&gt;&gt;&gt; It is pret=
ty hard to try and compare our proposal against a bunch of ideas th</span><=
span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p=
></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margi=
n-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:35.4pt'><span lang=3DEN-US style=3D'font-size=
:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>&gt;&g=
t;&gt; at are thrown into the discussion. Most of the proposed alternatives=
 seem simple</span><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sa=
ns-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'mso-margin-to=
p-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:35.4pt'><span lang=3DEN-U=
S style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;mso-fareast-la=
nguage:EN-US'>&gt;&gt;&gt; and easy to describe with two or three sentences=
, but when we drafted our propo</span><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-=
family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal sty=
le=3D'mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:35.4pt=
'><span lang=3DEN-US style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-s=
erif;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>&gt;&gt;&gt; sal, we found out (once again=
) that when you try to describe something in writte</span><span style=3D'fo=
nt-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p c=
lass=3DMsoNormal style=3D'mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:aut=
o;margin-left:35.4pt'><span lang=3DEN-US style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-fam=
ily:"Verdana",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>&gt;&gt;&gt; n form, a=
 lot of details and corner cases come up that you have to deal with. In</sp=
an><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><o:p><=
/o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-m=
argin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:35.4pt'><span lang=3DEN-US style=3D'font-=
size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>&g=
t;&gt;&gt; the end, you often end up with at least 10-20 pages, no matter h=
ow simple the i</span><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana"=
,sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'mso-margin=
-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:35.4pt'><span lang=3DE=
N-US style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;mso-fareast=
-language:EN-US'>&gt;&gt;&gt; dea sounds in the beginning.</span><span styl=
e=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span><=
/p><p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-=
alt:auto;margin-left:35.4pt'><span lang=3DEN-US style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;f=
ont-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>&gt; </span><sp=
an style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p><=
/span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-=
bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:35.4pt'><span lang=3DEN-US style=3D'font-size:1=
0.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>&gt; Yes=
, absolutely agree.</span><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verd=
ana",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'mso-ma=
rgin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:35.4pt'><span lang=
=3DEN-US style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;mso-far=
east-language:EN-US'>&gt; And in those pages, you are pretty likely to stum=
ble over the detail that will m</span><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-=
family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal sty=
le=3D'mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:35.4pt=
'><span lang=3DEN-US style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-s=
erif;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>&gt; ake your draft more controversial tha=
n you thought.</span><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",=
sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'mso-margin-=
top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:35.4pt'><span lang=3DEN=
-US style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;mso-fareast-=
language:EN-US'>For sure, but up until now I cannot say that we actually di=
scussed the draft so far.</span><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family=
:"Verdana",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style=3D'margin-left:35.4pt=
'><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>&nbsp;<=
o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'mso-margin-top-alt:auto;=
mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:35.4pt'><span lang=3DEN-US style=3D'=
font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-U=
S'>&gt; This is why I want to clarify that (unless I ever explicitly say so=
) none of my</span><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sa=
ns-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'mso-margin-to=
p-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:35.4pt'><span lang=3DEN-U=
S style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;mso-fareast-la=
nguage:EN-US'>&gt; technical discussion, wishful thinking or even design sk=
etching is to be taken a</span><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:=
"Verdana",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'm=
so-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:35.4pt'><span=
 lang=3DEN-US style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;ms=
o-fareast-language:EN-US'>&gt; gainst the NTS4UPTP draft (or other drafts).=
</span><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><o=
:p></o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'mso-margin-top-alt:auto;m=
so-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:35.4pt'><span lang=3DEN-US style=3D'f=
ont-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-US=
'>OK, thanks. It sometimes gets confusing if those ideas/new concepts are i=
ncluded in a response to a message that deals with the draft. </span><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></sp=
an></p><p style=3D'margin-left:35.4pt'><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font=
-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNor=
mal style=3D'mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left=
:35.4pt'><span lang=3DEN-US style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana"=
,sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>Regards,</span><span style=3D'font-=
size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p clas=
s=3DMsoNormal style=3D'mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;m=
argin-left:35.4pt'><span lang=3DEN-US style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family=
:"Verdana",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>&nbsp;&nbsp; Heiko</span>=
<span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><o:p></o:=
p></span></p><div><p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso=
-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:35.4pt'><span lang=3DEN-US style=3D'fon=
t-size:10.0pt;font-family:HelveticaNeue;color:#272727'><br>--&nbsp;</span><=
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></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margi=
n-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:35.4pt'><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-=
family:HelveticaNeue;color:#272727'>Heiko Gerstung&nbsp;</span><span style=
=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></=
p><p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-a=
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