Re: [Reap] [saag] PSA: New list for discussing EAP related methods

Bernard Aboba <bernard.aboba@gmail.com> Sat, 28 October 2017 19:16 UTC

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Date: Sat, 28 Oct 2017 12:16:44 -0700
Cc: Kathleen Moriarty <kathleen.moriarty.ietf@gmail.com>, reap@ietf.org, Mohit Sethi <mohit.m.sethi@ericsson.com>, "saag@ietf.org" <saag@ietf.org>
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Subject: Re: [Reap] [saag] PSA: New list for discussing EAP related methods
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The IANA EAP page lists the policies for EAP code point allocations and points to RFC 3748 as the document relevant to method type allocations.

RFC 3748 Section 6 describes the EAP method type registration and review process, requiring method reviews to be posted to a designated list. Originally the EAP mailing list was designated, and then EMU was subsequently designated as the successor list. 

> On Oct 28, 2017, at 2:00 AM, Zhen Cao <zhencao.ietf@gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Thanks Bernard for pointing out this, at least new to me. I check the
> emu wg conclusion email, not formally stating that emu will be the
> only place for eap-related discussion.
> 
> The emu list has been quite silent since the wg conclusion, less than
> 20 messages for three years.  There were occasionally some drafts
> posted for comments, but not any follow-up responses.  This leaves an
> impression that either the list members are not interested in new
> topics or the emu list is not actually adequately subscribed (who has
> the ground truth?).    I believe this is not only a motive for Mohit
> and I to request a new mailing list, but may also confuse upcoming
> people who seek for a place to have discussion.
> 
> Regards,
> -Zhen
>> On Fri, Oct 27, 2017 at 9:16 AM, Bernard Aboba <bernard.aboba@gmail.com> wrote:
>> Yes, the EMU WG  list has been used for discussion of EAP methods since the
>> WG closed.
>> 
>> That list is a better venue for discussion of EAP  methods than a new REAP
>> list, so as to ensure that proper attention is paid to backward
>> compatibility, IPR, security properties and other critical aspects of EAP
>> method design.
>> 
>> After all, we are talking about a protocol that is 20+ years old that is
>> implemented on billions of devices, many of which utilize open-source.
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> On Thu, Oct 26, 2017 at 11:53 AM, Kathleen Moriarty
>> <kathleen.moriarty.ietf@gmail.com> wrote:
>>> 
>>> On Thu, Oct 26, 2017 at 1:16 PM, Mohit Sethi <mohit.m.sethi@ericsson.com>
>>> wrote:
>>>> Hi Bernard,
>>>> 
>>>> The EAP-TLS 1.3 document is a very rough drafty version that was
>>>> submitted
>>>> before the cut-off for the last IETF. As you rightly point out, it has
>>>> the
>>>> skeleton and a lot of material from RFC5216, and still many important
>>>> details are missing.
>>>> 
>>>> The purpose of this list is to exactly receive these kind of comments.
>>>> Should RFC5216 be updated or obsoleted by this draft. And it would be
>>>> great
>>>> if we can have your contributions to the document. We will definitely
>>>> add an
>>>> acknowledgement section and contact the authors of RFC5216 to see if
>>>> they
>>>> can contribute and comment. We plan to have more EAP related
>>>> contributions
>>>> in the near future. We discussed this with the Security ADs and thought
>>>> that
>>>> a separate list would be appropriate to get feedback/criticism and
>>>> contributions from the folks interested.
>>> 
>>> I'm sorry, I didn't realize that a revision of 5216 was involved and
>>> that the authors were not notified at the onset as is normal practice
>>> in case they want to continue as authors.  Thank you for spotting this
>>> issue Bernard.
>>> 
>>> Is there an existing list that should be used?  Is there adequate
>>> overlap in objectives and personnel?
>>> 
>>> Thank you,
>>> Kathleen
>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> --Mohit
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> On 10/26/2017 06:51 PM, Bernard Aboba wrote:
>>>> 
>>>> There are existing functioning IETF mailing lists relating to EAP.
>>>> 
>>>> Why are you starting yet another one?
>>>> 
>>>> From what I can tell, the EAP-TLS 1.3 draft is merely a copy of RFC 5216
>>>> (with no acknowledgement to the original authors) stating that EAP-TLS
>>>> implementations must support TLS 1.3.
>>>> 
>>>> This is ridiculous because there are 1+ Billion existing implementations
>>>> out
>>>> there that
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> On Thu, Oct 26, 2017 at 6:02 AM, Mohit Sethi
>>>> <mohit.m.sethi@ericsson.com>
>>>> wrote:
>>>>> 
>>>>> Dear all,
>>>>> 
>>>>> We have started a mailing list for discussing new EAP related work that
>>>>> currently has no obvious home. The mailing list is called REAP (Renew
>>>>> EAP)
>>>>> reap@ietf.org and you can subscribe here:
>>>>> https://www.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/reap
>>>>> 
>>>>> Recently several new EAP methods have been proposed. These include for
>>>>> example:
>>>>> 
>>>>> EAP-TLS 1.3: https://tools.ietf.org/html/draft-mattsson-eap-tls13-00
>>>>> 
>>>>> EAP-NOOB: https://tools.ietf.org/html/draft-aura-eap-noob-02
>>>>> 
>>>>> EAP-SASL: https://tools.ietf.org/html/draft-vanrein-eap-sasl-00
>>>>> 
>>>>> The list serves as a venue for discussion of these and other EAP
>>>>> related
>>>>> drafts that will be submitted in the near future. As courtesy, we will
>>>>> post
>>>>> any new draft to SAAG, but we plan to continue the discussion only on
>>>>> the
>>>>> REAP mailing list. We have also asked for a short presentation slot
>>>>> during
>>>>> SECDISPATCH at IETF 100 in Singapore.
>>>>> 
>>>>> Comments, early feedback, and discussion on existing or new work is
>>>>> more
>>>>> than welcome.
>>>>> 
>>>>> --Mohit
>>>>> 
>>>>> _______________________________________________
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>>>>> https://www.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/saag
>>>> 
>>>> 
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>>> 
>>> --
>>> 
>>> Best regards,
>>> Kathleen
>> 
>> 
>> 
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