Re: Kathleen Moriarty's No Objection on draft-ietf-bmwg-issu-meth-01: (with COMMENT)

Hi Kathleen,
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> draft-ietf-bmwg-issu-meth-01: No Objection
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> In section 3, when "other checks" are described, I'd like to see an
> explicit mention of a check to ensure the device is authorized to install
> the software/firmware.  There have been numerous attacks against just
> about every vendor where counterfeit hardware is deployed and runs the
> firmware, OS, etc. issued.  Fraud can be a big issue and it isn't always
> talked about, but this should definitely be a security consideration.  I
> do think it fits in the subsections of section 3.  The statement added
> can be as simple as, "check performed to ensure the device is authorized
> to install the firmware".
I wonder if this check makes sense for the BMWG documents, which specify 
procedures to benchmark operations in a test environment.
As mentioned in the document:

        As stated by [RFC 6815 <https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc6815>], the Test Topology Setup must be part
        of an ITE (Isolated Test Environment)

Regards, Benoit
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