Re: [sidr] WGLC for draft-ietf-sidr-algorithm-agility-03

Terry Manderson <terry.manderson@icann.org> Wed, 02 November 2011 01:29 UTC

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To: Stephen Kent <kent@bbn.com>
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On 31/10/11 11:59 PM, "Stephen Kent" <kent@bbn.com> wrote:


>> 
>> I understand why you want to, but don't come to the same conclusion as to
>> the mechanism.
>> 
>> Is that really the IETF's job?
> 
> SIDR was tasked by the SEc ADs to develop an alg transition architecture.
> The authors believe that uniform milestones are necessary as part of
> a credible plan.
> 

Architecture, yes. Structured approach, yes. To both of those I agree.
Having the IETF define the dates when algorithms shift. I am not convinced.

>> 
>> Call me a dirty rotten cynic but I just don't see this operational aspect of
>> one or more running RPKI hierarchies as part of the IETF. Although you can
>> prove me wrong, and I'll concede to an already enacted example where dates
>> were set for some artifact.
> 
> We have to have two, parallel hierarchies to avoid a flag day. This
> is not a situation where every CA can decide, locally, when to
> transition, because the the alg change affect ALL RPs.

We are talking years. The overlap will be significant. And I disagree - in
this case every CA has to consciously decide - there may well be a situation
that a mid term operational impact requires an important CA in the middle of
the chain to delay. That then renders all dates specified in any RFC next to
meaningless.


>> 
>> I'm still not with you on this - I understand that it makes life easy to say
>> "the IETF said 12/12/2018 is D-Day, get with it" .. ... buuuutt I see that
>> as a step beyond what the IETF should do.
> 
> If not the IETF, then whom? The IETF (via SIDR) is the author of the
> CP. This is an extension of the CP, in many respects.

The IETF (via SIDR) doesn't implement the hierarchy, nor operate the CAs.

Perhaps the parent(s) and 'non-leaf' CAs should work on this and issue a
statement of transition in following RFCXXXX (this draft). I'm reasonably
sure the non-leaf CAs are capable of making noise when required ;)

As an example of flag day events, even though RFC5855 ( Nameservers for IPv4
and IPv6 Reverse Zones ) was published as an IETF document. It was left to
the various operators (root-servers, reverse-servers et al) to work on the
transition. Admittedly no change was required on the user's software. The
principle isn't that much different.

What I do like about the document is the pre-canned phases, of what happens
when, and how. This is good.. and I think that satisfies the request from
the SEC ADs, but specifying the "when" in IETF - I just don't buy.

Cheers
Terry