[saag] Fwd: Last Call: <draft-ietf-opsec-v6-24.txt> (Operational Security Considerations for IPv6 Networks) to Informational RFC

Benjamin Kaduk <kaduk@mit.edu> Sun, 14 March 2021 03:41 UTC

Return-Path: <kaduk@mit.edu>
X-Original-To: saag@ietfa.amsl.com
Delivered-To: saag@ietfa.amsl.com
Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by ietfa.amsl.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 075963A18E8 for <saag@ietfa.amsl.com>; Sat, 13 Mar 2021 19:41:24 -0800 (PST)
X-Virus-Scanned: amavisd-new at amsl.com
X-Spam-Flag: NO
X-Spam-Score: -1.919
X-Spam-Level:
X-Spam-Status: No, score=-1.919 tagged_above=-999 required=5 tests=[BAYES_00=-1.9, RCVD_IN_MSPIKE_H4=-0.01, RCVD_IN_MSPIKE_WL=-0.01, SPF_HELO_NONE=0.001, SPF_PASS=-0.001, URIBL_BLOCKED=0.001] autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no
Received: from mail.ietf.org ([4.31.198.44]) by localhost (ietfa.amsl.com [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with ESMTP id W82vnwCT1rrr for <saag@ietfa.amsl.com>; Sat, 13 Mar 2021 19:41:22 -0800 (PST)
Received: from outgoing.mit.edu (outgoing-auth-1.mit.edu [18.9.28.11]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384 (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by ietfa.amsl.com (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 0AF0E3A18E6 for <saag@ietf.org>; Sat, 13 Mar 2021 19:41:21 -0800 (PST)
Received: from kduck.mit.edu ([24.16.140.251]) (authenticated bits=56) (User authenticated as kaduk@ATHENA.MIT.EDU) by outgoing.mit.edu (8.14.7/8.12.4) with ESMTP id 12E3fFsx018491 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384 bits=256 verify=NOT) for <saag@ietf.org>; Sat, 13 Mar 2021 22:41:20 -0500
Date: Sat, 13 Mar 2021 19:41:15 -0800
From: Benjamin Kaduk <kaduk@mit.edu>
To: saag@ietf.org
Message-ID: <20210314034115.GC56617@kduck.mit.edu>
References: <161473202683.2978.14739046263626939187@ietfa.amsl.com>
MIME-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"
Content-Disposition: inline
In-Reply-To: <161473202683.2978.14739046263626939187@ietfa.amsl.com>
Archived-At: <https://mailarchive.ietf.org/arch/msg/saag/AIUK-QFbXLCwjG2CJtzLpvXfrQs>
Subject: [saag] Fwd: Last Call: <draft-ietf-opsec-v6-24.txt> (Operational Security Considerations for IPv6 Networks) to Informational RFC
X-BeenThere: saag@ietf.org
X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.29
Precedence: list
List-Id: Security Area Advisory Group <saag.ietf.org>
List-Unsubscribe: <https://www.ietf.org/mailman/options/saag>, <mailto:saag-request@ietf.org?subject=unsubscribe>
List-Archive: <https://mailarchive.ietf.org/arch/browse/saag/>
List-Post: <mailto:saag@ietf.org>
List-Help: <mailto:saag-request@ietf.org?subject=help>
List-Subscribe: <https://www.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/saag>, <mailto:saag-request@ietf.org?subject=subscribe>
X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 14 Mar 2021 03:41:24 -0000

"Operational Security Considerations fro IPv6 Networks" seems like
something that might be of interest to folks here...

-Ben

On Tue, Mar 02, 2021 at 04:40:26PM -0800, The IESG wrote:
> 
> The IESG has received a request from the Operational Security Capabilities
> for IP Network Infrastructure WG (opsec) to consider the following document:
> - 'Operational Security Considerations for IPv6 Networks'
>   <draft-ietf-opsec-v6-24.txt> as Informational RFC
> 
> The IESG plans to make a decision in the next few weeks, and solicits final
> comments on this action. Please send substantive comments to the
> last-call@ietf.org mailing lists by 2021-03-23. Exceptionally, comments may
> be sent to iesg@ietf.org instead. In either case, please retain the beginning
> of the Subject line to allow automated sorting.
> 
> Abstract
> 
> 
>    Knowledge and experience on how to operate IPv4 securely is
>    available: whether it is the Internet or an enterprise internal
>    network.  However, IPv6 presents some new security challenges.  RFC
>    4942 describes the security issues in the protocol, but network
>    managers also need a more practical, operations-minded document to
>    enumerate advantages and/or disadvantages of certain choices.
> 
>    This document analyzes the operational security issues associated
>    with several types of network and proposes technical and procedural
>    mitigation techniques.  This document is only applicable to managed
>    networks, such as enterprise building networks.  The recommendations
>    in this document are not applicable to residential user cases, even
>    in cases where a Service Provider may be managing the home gateway.
> 
> 
> 
> 
> The file can be obtained via
> https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/draft-ietf-opsec-v6/
> 
> 
> 
> No IPR declarations have been submitted directly on this I-D.
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> _______________________________________________
> IETF-Announce mailing list
> IETF-Announce@ietf.org
> https://www.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/ietf-announce