Technical Summary
Using work on SPF and DKIM for motivation, the draft builds upon
recent work in email authentication. The document describes a basic
architecture for reputation queries. It defines reputation as "the
estimation in which an identifiable actor is held, especially by the
community or the Internet public generally." The document sets the
stage for detailed specifications by providing:
o Vocabulary for the current work and work of this type;
o The types and content of queries that can be supported;
o The extensible range of response information that can be provided;
o A query/response protocol;
o Query/response transport conventions.
Working Group Summary
The document has gone through multiple drafts, over a period of time,
that were discussed in the working group. Discussion was mild and
supportive, with no significant controversy. The working group
'style' was mostly of a small, collaborative set of active
participants, but has become quite dormant in recent months. Changes
during AD Evaluation were passed by the few remaining active
participants.
The document includes some core material published previously, which
means that it is already well-established. Equally, the document's
terminology, model and discussion are reasonably straightforward and
not controversial.
Document Quality
The document is well-organized, defines its scope and is usable in its
current form.
Personnel
Document Shepherd: Dave Crocker
Responsible AD: Pete Resnick