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Last Call Review of draft-housley-implementer-obligations-02
review-housley-implementer-obligations-02-secdir-lc-kivinen-2015-07-30-00

Request Review of draft-housley-implementer-obligations
Requested revision No specific revision (document currently at 02)
Type Last Call Review
Team Security Area Directorate (secdir)
Deadline 2014-06-06
Requested 2015-07-23
Authors Russ Housley
I-D last updated 2015-07-30
Completed reviews Genart Last Call review of -02 by Wassim Haddad
Secdir Last Call review of -02 by Tero Kivinen
Assignment Reviewer Tero Kivinen
State Completed
Request Last Call review on draft-housley-implementer-obligations by Security Area Directorate Assigned
Reviewed revision 02
Result Ready
Completed 2015-07-30
review-housley-implementer-obligations-02-secdir-lc-kivinen-2015-07-30-00
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.

This document describes the exceptations of implementers of IETF
protocols, and security consideration section properly points out that
following specifications might not be enough, maintenance is also
needed to fix issues found later. It also provides nice example why
security processing is exception to Postel's Law:

    For example, a password that is close, but not exactly right, is
    not sufficient to gain access.

I think this document is ready.
-- 
kivinen at iki.fi