Re: [saag] [tsvwg] Comments on draft-ietf-tsvwg-transport-encrypt-08.txt

David Schinazi <dschinazi.ietf@gmail.com> Thu, 07 November 2019 19:24 UTC

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From: David Schinazi <dschinazi.ietf@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 07 Nov 2019 11:24:02 -0800
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Subject: Re: [saag] [tsvwg] Comments on draft-ietf-tsvwg-transport-encrypt-08.txt
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Hi Colin,

Thanks for the clarification. If the intent is to get protocol developers
to think, that's always a good thing. However, I think the tone of the
document does not match this intent. I realize that this is purely
subjective, but upon reading it I really had the impression that this
document suggests that the downsides of encrypting transport
headers outweigh the benefits. Perhaps the document should
instead aim for a middle-of-the-road approach. For example, the
document could expand the mention of QUIC into a case study: the
draft could explain how QUIC considered these issues and made
the informed decision to encrypt its transport headers.

David

On Thu, Nov 7, 2019 at 11:10 AM Colin Perkins <csp@csperkins.org> wrote:

> David,
>
> I don’t know what Mirja thinks is the desired outcome, but my intent – as
> an author of the draft – is that you think about the issues raised and how
> they relate to your protocol, then make an informed decision about what
> parts of the headers to protect and what parts it might make sense to
> expose.
>
> And, to be explicit, if you think about the issues discussed in the draft
> and then decide to encrypt all the transport layer headers, *that’s fine
> by me. *
>
> Colin
>
>
> On 6 Nov 2019, at 17:52, David Schinazi <dschinazi.ietf@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Hi Mirja,
>
> Perhaps I misunderstood the document. The draft makes a lists
> of issues that arise when you encrypt transport headers, then
> concludes with a call to action to take these issues into
> consideration. In your reading, what is the desired outcome of
> this document? As a protocol designer, what do you expect me
> to do differently when I design my next protocol after reading this
> document? The tone seems to imply that I should leave some
> headers unencrypted in order "to ensure network operators,
> researchers and other stakeholders have appropriate tools to
> manage their networks". If this is not the intent of this draft, then
> what is it? What exact outcome or we hoping for?
>
> Thanks,
> David
>
>
> On Tue, Nov 5, 2019 at 11:14 PM Mirja Kuehlewind <
> mirja.kuehlewind@ericsson..com <mirja.kuehlewind@ericsson.com>> wrote:
>
>> Hi David,
>>
>> This document is not intended to discourage header encryption but to make
>> sure that operational considerations are taken into account when exactly
>> design new protocols that should have header encryption (as well as payload
>> encryption). If you think this document discourages header encryption, we
>> need to fix that. Would be helpful if you could indicate to the authors
>> where you think this is the case.
>>
>> Mirja
>>
>>
>> Am 05.11.2019 um 23:10 schrieb David Schinazi <dschinazi.ietf@gmail.com>:
>>
>> I also oppose publication of draft-ietf-tsvwg-transport-encrypt. This
>> document discourages transport header encryption and publishing it could
>> harm future protocol development.
>>
>> David
>>
>> On Tue, Nov 5, 2019 at 1:04 PM Joe Touch <touch@strayalpha.com> wrote:
>>
>>>
>>>
>>> > On Nov 5, 2019, at 12:35 PM, Mirja Kuehlewind <mirja.kuehlewind=
>>> 40ericsson.com@dmarc.ietf.org> wrote:
>>> >
>>> > What I’m hearing is that 2-3 people think this is not aligned but
>>> don’t actually say why exactly they think that
>>>
>>> That’s not what we’re saying. We gave reasons.
>>>
>>> Joe
>>>
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