[media-types] Re: [MEDIAMAN] From charter: Security ch ecklist

On 7/17/25 16:03, Alexey Melnikov wrote:
> Hi Harald,
> 
> On 17/07/2025 10:04, Harald Alvestrand wrote:
>> Our charter has the following item on it:
>>
>> Publish a reviewer’s checklist about Security Considerations in media 
>> type applications, either as an RFC or a wiki page.
>>
>>
>> This would seem to overlap somewhat with section 2.8 of 6838bis 
>> ("Security"), but at chartering time, it was probably thought of as 
>> something distinct.
>>
>> Should we pursue this, or ask to have the milestone removed from our 
>> charter?
> 
> IANA already has a checklist, but not many people know about it: 
> <https://www.iana.org/form/media-types>. And yes, there is some overlap 
> with section 2.8 of 6838bis.
> 
> I think we should keep the milestone, as we already have a good base for 
> it. I don't think the milestone requires us to have a separate RFC for 
> this.
> 
> 
> Best Regards,
> 
> Alexey
> 
> 

I'm not certain whether the "security considerations" of the IANA form 
is a checklist that is usable for the reviewer as-is; it is aimed at the 
registrant, not the reviewer. But on this point, the expert really is 
the reviewer.

Harald

_______________________________________________
media-types mailing list -- [email protected]
To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected]