[saag] Re: [Ext] Re: draft-paulwh-crypto-components-02

On Thu, Feb 13, 2025 at 7:57 PM Paul Hoffman <[email protected]> wrote:

> On Feb 13, 2025, at 19:43, Eric Rescorla <[email protected]> wrote:
> >
> > FWIW, I am also uncomfortable with informational documents making
> external normative statements.
>
> Agree.
>
> > The distinction I am trying to draw here is that if you have an
> Informational document describing a protocol it's reasonable for it to use
> normative language that applies to those who implement the protocol.
> However, I would prefer we not have Informational documents that impose
> normative requirements on other protocols, etc.
>
> Is there wording in the current draft that feels like it imposes normative
> requirements on other protocols. We tried to suggest rather than demand,
> but if we missed, it would be good to fix.
>

I was just making a general statement. I haven't reviewed the most recent
version yet, but if I see anything like that I'll flag it. Glad to know
that we're on the same page on the overall intent.

Thanks,
-Ekr

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