Re: [secdir] secdir review of draft-ietf-msec-ipsec-group-counter-modes
Brian Weis <bew@cisco.com> Thu, 15 July 2010 17:33 UTC
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Subject: Re: [secdir] secdir review of draft-ietf-msec-ipsec-group-counter-modes
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Hi Sam, Thanks for your review. On Jul 14, 2010, at 4:55 AM, Sam Hartman wrote: > > > This is a secdir review of the above draft. > > The text looks fine. However, I'm concerned that this specification > does > not provide sufficient detail for interoperable implementation. It > makes it clear that a GKMS needs to allocate SIDs but does not cite > any > mechanism for a GKMS to do so. > > I think you need to either add a normative reference to a hopefully > already existing description of how to distribute this parameter, or > recast this document as an informational document describing a general > method but not implementing a protocol. There is an I-D for one GKMS (draft-ietf-msec-gdoi-update-06) that includes support for SIDs which could be referenced. It is expected to head to WGLC soon. Would citing that document address your concern? Thanks, Brian > _______________________________________________ > secdir mailing list > secdir@ietf.org > https://www.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/secdir -- Brian Weis Security Standards and Technology, ARTG, Cisco Systems Telephone: +1 408 526 4796 Email: bew@cisco.com