[secdir] Re: Secdir last call review of draft-ietf-regext-rdap-rir-search-14

[Tom Harrison <[e-mail]>]

Hi Russ,

Thanks for your review.

On Tue, Feb 04, 2025 at 01:45:03PM -0800, Russ Housley via Datatracker wrote:
> Reviewer: Russ Housley
> Review result: Ready
> 
> I 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 authors, document editors, and WG chairs should
> treat these comments just like any other IETF Last Call comments.
> 
> Document: draft-ietf-regext-rdap-rir-search-14
> Reviewer: Russ Housley
> Review Date: 2025-02-05
> IETF LC End Date: 2025-02-17
> IESG Telechat date: unknown
> 
> Summary: Ready
> 
> 
> Major Concerns:  None.
> 
> 
> Minor Concerns:
> 
> Section 1: The text talks about "RIR Whois services".  Is there a reference
> for this?  If not, would a reference to RFC 3912 be appropriate?

Yep, RFC 3912 is a good reference for this.  The document has been
updated to include that.

> Section 3.4:  The document says:
> 
> ~~~
>    This is acceptable, because this behaviour:
> 
>       does not conflict with the current description of the link
>       relation; and
> 
>       is not generally applicable, but instead limited to the context of
>       RDAP INR objects only.
> ~~~
> 
> I have two comments.  First, it is unclear to me what "This" is referencing.
> Second, the formatting is a bit confusing.  Maybe bullets would resolve this
> concern.

This text has now been removed, since the "up" link relation is no
longer used, due to feedback from other reviewers.

> Nits:
> 
> Section 6: Bullets in the first paragraph would be helpful.

Thanks, updated.

-Tom