As required by RFC 4858, this is the current template for the Document
Shepherd Write-Up.
Changes are expected over time. This version is dated 24 February 2012.
(1) What type of RFC is being requested (BCP, Proposed Standard,
Internet Standard, Informational, Experimental, or Historic)? Why
is this the proper type of RFC? Is this type of RFC indicated in the
title page header?
The intended status is Proposed Standard, which is listed in the title page
header. The document defines a protocol and for interoperability the Internet
Standard status is appropriated.
(2) The IESG approval announcement includes a Document Announcement
Write-Up. Please provide such a Document Announcement Write-Up. Recent
examples can be found in the "Action" announcements for approved
documents. The approval announcement contains the following sections:
Technical Summary
Relevant content can frequently be found in the abstract
and/or introduction of the document. If not, this may be
an indication that there are deficiencies in the abstract
or introduction.
The possibility of Quantum Computers pose a serious challenge to cryptography
algorithms deployed widely today. IKEv2 is one example of a cryptosystem that
could be broken; someone storing VPN communications today could decrypt them at
a later time when a Quantum Computer is available. It is anticipated that
IKEv2 will be extended to support quantum secure key exchange algorithms;
however that is not likely to happen in the near term. To address this problem
before then, this document describes an extension of IKEv2 to allow it to be
resistant to a Quantum Computer, by using preshared keys.
Working Group Summary
Was there anything in WG process that is worth noting? For
example, was there controversy about particular points or
were there decisions where the consensus was particularly
rough?
The document has been highly reviewed and discussed and presented during
multiple meetings and through the mailing list. The draft had no controversy.
The draft has been discussed frequently on the mailing list and a lot of
comments have been provided on list by people other than the authors, to
include implementors. In addition to mailing list discussions, the draft has
been presented and discussed during the 98 tru 102 IETF meetings. The draft has
been supported by the participants in the room on various hums for the specific
design decisions made in the document.
Document Quality
Are there existing implementations of the protocol? Have a
significant number of vendors indicated their plan to
implement the specification? Are there any reviewers that
merit special mention as having done a thorough review,
e.g., one that resulted in important changes or a
conclusion that the document had no substantive issues? If
there was a MIB Doctor, Media Type or other expert review,
what was its course (briefly)? In the case of a Media Type
review, on what date was the request posted?
The document is supported by implementors, and authors also represent a subset
of implementors. Interoperability has been confirmed by at least four
independent implementations from Cisco, Apple, libreswan and ELVIS-PLUS. There
likely additional implementations that the WG are not aware of at this time.
Personnel
Who is the Document Shepherd? Who is the Responsible Area
Director?
David Waltermire is the document shepherd and Benjamin Kaduk is the responsible
AD.
(3) Briefly describe the review of this document that was performed by
the Document Shepherd. If this version of the document is not ready
for publication, please explain why the document is being forwarded to
the IESG.
The document shepherd has completely reviewed this draft to include
review of idnits, the references, and IANA considerations sections. No
issues have been found. The document is ready for publication.
(4) Does the document Shepherd have any concerns about the depth or
breadth of the reviews that have been performed?
No.
(5) Do portions of the document need review from a particular or from
broader perspective, e.g., security, operational complexity, AAA, DNS,
DHCP, XML, or internationalization? If so, describe the review that
took place.
No.
(6) Describe any specific concerns or issues that the Document Shepherd
has with this document that the Responsible Area Director and/or the
IESG should be aware of? For example, perhaps he or she is uncomfortable
with certain parts of the document, or has concerns whether there really
is a need for it. In any event, if the WG has discussed those issues and
has indicated that it still wishes to advance the document, detail those
concerns here.
No concerns.
(7) Has each author confirmed that any and all appropriate IPR
disclosures required for full conformance with the provisions of BCP 78
and BCP 79 have already been filed. If not, explain why.
Yes.
(8) Has an IPR disclosure been filed that references this document?
If so, summarize any WG discussion and conclusion regarding the IPR
disclosures.
No.
(9) How solid is the WG consensus behind this document? Does it
represent the strong concurrence of a few individuals, with others
being silent, or does the WG as a whole understand and agree with it?
The document has been heavily discussed and reviewed by the WG, and has
been presented during the IETF meetings. There has been a significant
number of comments on the draft, which have been sufficiently addressed
by the authors. The document represents the strong consensus of the WG.
(10) Has anyone threatened an appeal or otherwise indicated extreme
discontent? If so, please summarise the areas of conflict in separate
email messages to the Responsible Area Director. (It should be in a
separate email because this questionnaire is publicly available.)
No.
(11) Identify any ID nits the Document Shepherd has found in this
document. (See https://www.ietf.org/tools/idnits/ and the Internet-Drafts
Checklist). Boilerplate checks are not enough; this check needs to be
thorough.
The idnits tool finds a single issue, which is an obsolete informational
reference to RFC 2409. This is a false positive, since the draft is
intentionally referencing IKEv1. No other issues were found.
(12) Describe how the document meets any required formal review
criteria, such as the MIB Doctor, media type, and URI type reviews.
Three early assignments have been made in the IANA "IKEv2 Notify Message Types
- Status Types" receiving the required expert review. The document does not
need any additional external formal reviews.
(13) Have all references within this document been identified as
either normative or informative?
Yes.
(14) Are there normative references to documents that are not ready for
advancement or are otherwise in an unclear state? If such normative
references exist, what is the plan for their completion?
No.
(15) Are there downward normative references references (see RFC 3967)?
If so, list these downward references to support the Area Director in
the Last Call procedure.
No.
(16) Will publication of this document change the status of any
existing RFCs? Are those RFCs listed on the title page header, listed
in the abstract, and discussed in the introduction? If the RFCs are not
listed in the Abstract and Introduction, explain why, and point to the
part of the document where the relationship of this document to the
other RFCs is discussed. If this information is not in the document,
explain why the WG considers it unnecessary.
No.
(17) Describe the Document Shepherd's review of the IANA considerations
section, especially with regard to its consistency with the body of the
document. Confirm that all protocol extensions that the document makes
are associated with the appropriate reservations in IANA registries.
Confirm that any referenced IANA registries have been clearly
identified. Confirm that newly created IANA registries include a
detailed specification of the initial contents for the registry, that
allocations procedures for future registrations are defined, and a
reasonable name for the new registry has been suggested (see RFC 5226).
The IANA section adds three new status types to the IANA "IKEv2 Notify Message
Types - Status Types" registry. Both of these entries have been requested for
early assignment, have passed expert review, and already appear in the registry.
(18) List any new IANA registries that require Expert Review for future
allocations. Provide any public guidance that the IESG would find
useful in selecting the IANA Experts for these new registries.
None.
(19) Describe reviews and automated checks performed by the Document
Shepherd to validate sections of the document written in a formal
language, such as XML code, BNF rules, MIB definitions, etc.
There is no need to proceed to further checks.