Proof of Position for Auditor managed Endorsements
draft-richardson-rats-pop-endorsement-00
| Document | Type |
Expired Internet-Draft
(individual)
Expired & archived
|
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | Michael Richardson | ||
| Last updated | 2025-11-14 (Latest revision 2025-05-13) | ||
| RFC stream | (None) | ||
| Intended RFC status | (None) | ||
| Formats | |||
| Stream | Stream state | (No stream defined) | |
| Consensus boilerplate | Unknown | ||
| RFC Editor Note | (None) | ||
| IESG | IESG state | Expired | |
| Telechat date | (None) | ||
| Responsible AD | (None) | ||
| Send notices to | (None) |
This Internet-Draft is no longer active. A copy of the expired Internet-Draft is available in these formats:
Abstract
Some aspects of a device can not be intuited by the device itself. For instance, a router platform may have no way to know what color the case is, where in a cabinet it is located, or which electrical circuit it is connected to. This kind of information must be provided through an Endorsement: a statement from a third party. These statements may require human audiitors to inspect the device physically. But, which device is really in front of an auditor? This document describes a mechanism by which an auditor can make physical contact with a device and collect information to identify the device in a cryptographically strong manner. This protocol is not designed to run over Internet Protocol cabling, but rather over mechanisms such as USB cables, or serial consoles.
Authors
(Note: The e-mail addresses provided for the authors of this Internet-Draft may no longer be valid.)