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review-cheshire-dnsext-special-names-secdir-lc-lonvick-2011-02-01-00

Request Review of draft-cheshire-dnsext-special-names
Requested revision No specific revision (document currently at 03)
Type Last Call Review
Team Security Area Directorate (secdir)
Deadline 2011-02-15
Requested 2011-01-17
Authors Stuart Cheshire , Marc Krochmal
I-D last updated 2011-02-01
Completed reviews Secdir Last Call review of -?? by Chris M. Lonvick
Tsvdir Last Call review of -?? by Magnus Westerlund
Assignment Reviewer Chris M. Lonvick
State Completed
Request Last Call review on draft-cheshire-dnsext-special-names by Security Area Directorate Assigned
Completed 2011-02-01
review-cheshire-dnsext-special-names-secdir-lc-lonvick-2011-02-01-00
Hi,

I have reviewed this document as part of the security directorate's
ongoing effort to review all IETF documents being processed by the
IESG.  These comments were written primarily for the benefit of the
security area directors.  Document editors and WG chairs should treat
these comments just like any other last call comments.



Overall, the document appears to be well written and I havn't found any 


security concerns with it.




I will bring up a couple of nits that the authors may want to address.



The use of the term "carve" may not be well understood by non-native 


English speakers.  Perhaps using the term "reserved" would be better.






in the IANA section, shouldn't the IESG perform the check that your 7 


questions are answered appropriately?






Along those lines, since you give examples of special-use domain names, 


wouldn't it be appropriate to start the IANA registry with those?




The last lines of section 2 are:
   processes, that process should be used. Reservation of a Special-Use
   Domain Names is not a mechanism for circumventing normal domain name
   registration processes.
I'd s/Names/Name/

Regards,
Chris