IETF Last Call Review of draft-ietf-anima-rfc8366bis-30
review-ietf-anima-rfc8366bis-30-genart-lc-sarikaya-2026-05-08-00

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Document: draft-ietf-anima-rfc8366bis-??
Reviewer: Behcet Sarikaya
Review Date: 2026-05-08
IETF LC End Date: None
IESG Telechat date: Not scheduled for a telechat

Summary:

This document presents an updated Bootstrapping Remote Secure Key
Infrastructures (BRSKI) which defines a bootstrapping solution that enables
devices to securely join the device owner's network domain using
manufacturer-installed IEEE 802.1AR certificates, together with a
manufacturer-provided Internet service called the Manufacturer Authorized
Signing Authority (MASA).

Major issues:

Minor issues:

Nits/editorial comments:

Sec. 1
 This document does not follow that pattern, but future
   documents may update only the YANG module.
->  This document does not follow that pattern, so future
   documents may update only the YANG module.

a new IETF standard mechanism for extensions modeled after the
   mechanism **presented** in [RFC8520]

Sec. 5.1
Constrained IoT devices is an important issue in IoT.
The document is missing a reference to RFC7228-bis which will become an RFC
soon.

Sec. 8

 inappropriate/informal writing:
During development of this merged YANG module, **advice was given**  to
   better organize mutually exclusive Attributes

Section 8.3 YANG module is given and there is an Yang doctor review.

Sec. 9.2 RFC XXXX refer to itself as in all documents that contain YANG modules
it could be changed to "this document"

Acknowledgements contain one author name (the first author)