Re: Advancing PPP RFCs to Standard, updating Security

Karl Fox <[email protected]> Mon, 13 May 2013 08:54:02 -0400
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Likewise. If they don't meet current security standards, any changes we
make are certainly not going to be widely implemented.

Karl


On Mon, May 13, 2013 at 1:33 AM, Glen Zorn <[email protected]> wrote:

> On 05/13/2013 05:55 AM, Bernard Aboba wrote:
>
>  I see no point in creating new  PPP security standards at this point.
>>
> >
> I agree.
>
>
>
>>  >
> > On May 12, 2013, at 3:01 AM, "Donald Eastlake" <[email protected]>
> > wrote:
> >
> >> Hi,
> >>
> >> Our AD is interested in a plan to upgrade appropriate PPP
> >> standards track RFCs to full Standard. A change in state can, under
> >> the right circumstances, be done without a new RFC.
> >>
> >> I think it would be appropriate, as I have suggested before, to
> >> review the PPP security RFCs with a view, in each case, to moving
> >> to Historic those which don't meet modern security standards or to
> >> obsolete them with a new version which does... The later would
> >> require a Charter change.
> >>
> >> To quote from the existing PPPEXT Charter: "The group may,
> >> however, advance existing specifications to the next level in the
> >> standards track, if a need for that comes up. Similarly, the group
> >> may classify existing specifications as Historic where this is
> >> appropriate."
> >>
> >> I'd be interested in any comments. If there is any desire for a
> >> brief meeting in Berlin to discuss this sort of thing, this would
> >> be a good time to request it. (I just noticed that the session
> >> request tool has an option to request a 1/2 hour meeting which I
> >> never noticed before. While WGs have had very short meetings, I
> >> can't recall one scheduled for less than 1 hour...) I suspect such
> >> a meeting at the next IETF Meeting in Berlin is not necessary...
> >>
> >> Thanks, Donald [PPPEXT Chair] ============================= Donald
> >> E. Eastlake 3rd   +1-508-333-2270 (cell) 155 Beaver Street,
> >> Milford, MA 01757 USA [email protected]
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<div dir=3D"ltr">Likewise. If they don&#39;t meet current security standard=
s, any changes we make are certainly not going to be widely implemented.<di=
v><br></div><div>Karl</div></div><div class=3D"gmail_extra"><br><br><div cl=
ass=3D"gmail_quote">
On Mon, May 13, 2013 at 1:33 AM, Glen Zorn <span dir=3D"ltr">&lt;<a href=3D=
"mailto:[email protected]" target=3D"_blank">[email protected]</a>&gt;</s=
pan> wrote:<br><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex=
;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
<div class=3D"im">On 05/13/2013 05:55 AM, Bernard Aboba wrote:<br>
<br>
<blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1p=
x #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
I see no point in creating new =A0PPP security standards at this point.<br>
</blockquote>
&gt;<br></div>
I agree.<div class=3D"HOEnZb"><div class=3D"h5"><br>
<br>
<blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1p=
x #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
<br>
</blockquote>
&gt;<br>
&gt; On May 12, 2013, at 3:01 AM, &quot;Donald Eastlake&quot; &lt;<a href=
=3D"mailto:[email protected]" target=3D"_blank">[email protected]</a>&gt;<br>
&gt; wrote:<br>
&gt;<br>
&gt;&gt; Hi,<br>
&gt;&gt;<br>
&gt;&gt; Our AD is interested in a plan to upgrade appropriate PPP<br>
&gt;&gt; standards track RFCs to full Standard. A change in state can, unde=
r<br>
&gt;&gt; the right circumstances, be done without a new RFC.<br>
&gt;&gt;<br>
&gt;&gt; I think it would be appropriate, as I have suggested before, to<br=
>
&gt;&gt; review the PPP security RFCs with a view, in each case, to moving<=
br>
&gt;&gt; to Historic those which don&#39;t meet modern security standards o=
r to<br>
&gt;&gt; obsolete them with a new version which does... The later would<br>
&gt;&gt; require a Charter change.<br>
&gt;&gt;<br>
&gt;&gt; To quote from the existing PPPEXT Charter: &quot;The group may,<br=
>
&gt;&gt; however, advance existing specifications to the next level in the<=
br>
&gt;&gt; standards track, if a need for that comes up. Similarly, the group=
<br>
&gt;&gt; may classify existing specifications as Historic where this is<br>
&gt;&gt; appropriate.&quot;<br>
&gt;&gt;<br>
&gt;&gt; I&#39;d be interested in any comments. If there is any desire for =
a<br>
&gt;&gt; brief meeting in Berlin to discuss this sort of thing, this would<=
br>
&gt;&gt; be a good time to request it. (I just noticed that the session<br>
&gt;&gt; request tool has an option to request a 1/2 hour meeting which I<b=
r>
&gt;&gt; never noticed before. While WGs have had very short meetings, I<br=
>
&gt;&gt; can&#39;t recall one scheduled for less than 1 hour...) I suspect =
such<br>
&gt;&gt; a meeting at the next IETF Meeting in Berlin is not necessary...<b=
r>
&gt;&gt;<br>
&gt;&gt; Thanks, Donald [PPPEXT Chair] =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=
=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D Donald<br>
&gt;&gt; E. Eastlake 3rd =A0 <a href=3D"tel:%2B1-508-333-2270" value=3D"+15=
083332270" target=3D"_blank">+1-508-333-2270</a> (cell) 155 Beaver Street,<=
br>
&gt;&gt; Milford, MA 01757 USA <a href=3D"mailto:[email protected]" target=
=3D"_blank">[email protected]</a><br>
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