Re: Mike Bishop's Abstain on draft-ietf-bfd-optimizing-authentication-33: (with COMMENT)

[Mike Bishop <[e-mail]>]

Modulo the use of the term "strong," which I think you're already pursuing with Deb, I think that's an improvement. Thanks.

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From: Jeffrey Haas <[e-mail]>
Sent: Tuesday, September 30, 2025 3:04 PM
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Subject: Re: Mike Bishop's Abstain on draft-ietf-bfd-optimizing-authentication-33: (with COMMENT)

Mike,

Coming back to this after my break:


> On Sep 18, 2025, at 10:50 AM, Jeffrey Haas <[e-mail]> wrote:
> On 9/17/25 17:10, Mike Bishop via Datatracker wrote:
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>> COMMENT:
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>> I also support Gorry's DISCUSS on "optimized". I understand the reasoning, but
>> that term doesn't make it clear what property is being improved without loss of
>> function. In Section 10, it even asserts that this "enhances the ability to
>> authenticate a BFD session" when in fact this explicitly *reduces* the
>> authentication of the session. Perhaps this should be "lower effort" instead?
>> Maybe even "lazy", if that's not seen as too judgmental?


I've queued the following minor change in the abstract.  Hopefully by reordering the sentences and explicitly adding the word optimization on what is now the second sentence addresses your concerns?


This document describes an experimental optimization to BFD Authentication.
This optimization enables BFD to scale better when there is a desire to use
strong authentication. It provides a procedure where BFD significant changes
require strong authentication and permits the majority of BFD Control Packets
to use a less computationally intensive authentication mechanism.

Note that I see no further requested actions not otherwise covered by Deb's DISCUSS remaining in your feedback.

-- Jeff