Re: [Ohttp] Discovery

On Wed, Jun 23, 2021 at 7:31 AM Vittorio Bertola <vittorio.bertola=
40open-xchange.com@dmarc.ietf.org> wrote:

>
>
> > Il 18/06/2021 16:25 Eliot Lear <lear@lear.ch> ha scritto:
> >
> >
> > So... &TLDR;
> >
> > Change:
> >
> > The OHTTP working group will include an applicability statement that
> > documents the limitations of this design and any usage constraints that
> > are necessary to ensure that the protocol is secure.
> >
> > to (ADD)
> >
> > += The working group will consider and address operational matters, so
> > that the output does not introduce any substantial negative impact to
> > existing deployments.
>
> I would support this addition, but I would also mention some of the other
> concerns that have been expressed, at least in terms of documenting
> possible unintended consequences and ways to deal with them. So I would
> then add:
>
> "The working group will also consider and address the possible effects of
> a generalized deployment of the protocol outside of the applicability
> statement, in terms of possible impacts on Internet security and privacy,
> centralisation trends and issues around jurisdiction and law enforcement."
>

I do not believe we should do this work. It is not necessary for defining
the protocol and seems to mostly an opportunity for argument.

Finally, "issues around... law enforcement" seems to conflict with the
intent of RFC 2804.

-Ekr

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