Re: [Ntp] [EXT] Re: Experimental/Private EF area: was Re: Registries document

[Miroslav Lichvar <[e-mail]>]

On Tue, Aug 01, 2023 at 01:48:49AM -0700, Harlan Stenn wrote:
> On 8/1/2023 12:09 AM, Miroslav Lichvar wrote:
> > On Tue, Aug 01, 2023 at 06:41:36AM +0000, Windl, Ulrich wrote:
> > > Actually I think the big mistake made in the past was to add the whole word into the IANA registry when the word is interpreted to consist of four or five fields.
> > 
> > Yes, that's what the authors of RFC5906 should have done, but they
> > have not and it's too late to fix that.
> 
> Really?  What is so difficult about fixing it?

I think we would need to fix all NTP RFCs and their implementations
that handle the type is a full 16-bit value.

> Miroslav seems to be using "version" and "code subfield" while Ulrich seems
> to be using "Field Type" and "Code" (which are name I like).

Sorry for the confusion. I used version from the context of the ntpd
code, which supports only autokey.

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Miroslav Lichvar