Re: [trill] Kathleen Moriarty's No Objection on draft-ietf-trill-directory-assisted-encap-09: (with COMMENT)

[Donald Eastlake <[e-mail]>]

Hi Kathleen,

Thanks for you comment, which seems like a reasonable suggestion. We have
uploaded a -10 with that change and also a typo fix.

Thanks,
Donald
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On Sat, Mar 3, 2018 at 3:05 PM, Kathleen Moriarty <
[e-mail]> wrote:

> Kathleen Moriarty has entered the following ballot position for
> draft-ietf-trill-directory-assisted-encap-09: No Objection
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> COMMENT:
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> Thanks for your work on this document.  I'd like to see stronger language
> used
> in the security considerations section.  I'll propose edits for you to
> consider:
>
> OLD:
> Therefore, there could be a potential security risk
>    when the TRILL-ENs are not trusted.  In addition, if the path between
>    the directory and the TRILL-ENs are attacked, false mappings can be
>    sent to the TRILL-EN causing packets from the TRILL-EN to be sent to
>    wrong destinations, possibly violating security policy. Therefore, a
>    combination of authentication and encryption should be used between
>    the Directory and TRILL-EN. The entities involved will need to
>    properly authenticate with each other to protect sensitive
>    information.
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> NEW:
>    Therefore, there could be a potential security risk
>    when the TRILL-ENs are not trusted or are compromised.  In addition, if
> the
>    path between the directory and the TRILL-ENs are attacked, false
> mappings
>    can be sent to the TRILL-EN causing packets from the TRILL-EN to be
> sent to
>    wrong destinations, possibly violating security policy. Therefore, a
>    combination of authentication and encryption is RECOMMENDED between the
>    Directory and TRILL-EN. The entities involved will need to properly
>    authenticate with each other, provide session encryption, maintain
> security
>    patch levels, and configure their systems to allow minimal access and
>    running processes to protect sensitive information.
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