Re: [secdir] secdir review of draft-ietf-trill-rbridge-protocol-14

Donald Eastlake <d3e3e3@gmail.com> Mon, 11 January 2010 11:46 UTC

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Date: Mon, 11 Jan 2010 06:46:25 -0500
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From: Donald Eastlake <d3e3e3@gmail.com>
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Subject: Re: [secdir] secdir review of draft-ietf-trill-rbridge-protocol-14
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Thanks for the review,
Donald
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On Sun, Jan 10, 2010 at 6:28 PM, Stefan Santesson <stefan@aaa-sec.com>wrote:

>  I have reviewed this document as part of the security directorate's
> ongoing effort to review all IETF documents being processed by the IESG.
>  These comments were written primarily for the benefit of the security area
> directors.  Document editors and WG chairs should treat these comments just
> like any other last call comments.
>
> I have limited my review to security related issues and whether the
> document have a reasonable security considerations section.
> I have not reviewed the technical content of the document.
>
> The document seems sound form a security perspective. The security
> considerations section is clear on the fact layer 2 bridging is not
> inherently secure but appears to make a reasonable job at describing
> guidance on how to address various security issues related to this protocol.
>
> I find no major issues that the security ADs should be aware of.
>
> /Stefan
>