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Last Call Review of draft-ietf-krb-wg-clear-text-cred-
review-ietf-krb-wg-clear-text-cred-secdir-lc-kumari-2011-08-14-00

Request Review of draft-ietf-krb-wg-clear-text-cred
Requested revision No specific revision (document currently at 03)
Type Last Call Review
Team Security Area Directorate (secdir)
Deadline 2011-08-12
Requested 2011-08-01
Authors Russell Yount
I-D last updated 2011-08-14
Completed reviews Secdir Last Call review of -?? by Warren "Ace" Kumari
Assignment Reviewer Warren "Ace" Kumari
State Completed
Request Last Call review on draft-ietf-krb-wg-clear-text-cred by Security Area Directorate Assigned
Completed 2011-08-14
review-ietf-krb-wg-clear-text-cred-secdir-lc-kumari-2011-08-14-00
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 formalizes the unencrypted form of the KRB-CRED message.

I am not a Kerberos expert (nor do I play one on TV) so this review is going to
have limited value.

I am unclear as to whether there is a need for this facility -- there could be
additional explanation and justification for why this is needed. Assuming that
there is a need for this, the document seems well written.

The Security Considerations section outlines risks incurred by not having
encryption, and specifies that this must only be used with a transport such as
TLS that provides integrity and confidentiality. What is unclear from the
security considerations section is that this transport must provide end to end
security -- for example an IPSec VPN provides "a transport where sender and
recipient identities can been established be known to each other and provides
confidentiality and integrity.", but presumably the intent is that the
encryption be between the applications -- IMO this should be clarified.

I feel that there should advice provided regarding under what conditions use of
this is appropriate -- but, than again, maybe this is obvious to someone who
actually understands Kerberos :-P

Nit:
Section 3:
  s/MUST BE/MUST be/

W