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Last Call Review of draft-ietf-manet-smf-sec-threats-05
review-ietf-manet-smf-sec-threats-05-secdir-lc-sparks-2016-08-11-00

Request Review of draft-ietf-manet-smf-sec-threats
Requested revision No specific revision (document currently at 06)
Type Last Call Review
Team Security Area Directorate (secdir)
Deadline 2016-08-11
Requested 2016-08-04
Authors Jiazi Yi , Thomas H. Clausen , Ulrich Herberg
Draft last updated 2016-08-11
Completed reviews Genart Last Call review of -05 by Robert Sparks (diff)
Secdir Last Call review of -05 by Robert Sparks (diff)
Rtgdir Early review of -05 by Eric Gray (diff)
Assignment Reviewer Robert Sparks
State Completed
Review review-ietf-manet-smf-sec-threats-05-secdir-lc-sparks-2016-08-11
Reviewed revision 05 (document currently at 06)
Result Ready
Completed 2016-08-11
review-ietf-manet-smf-sec-threats-05-secdir-lc-sparks-2016-08-11-00
I am the assigned Gen-ART and secdir reviewer for this draft. The 


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Document: draft-ietf-manet-smf-sec-threats-05
Reviewer: Robert Sparks
Review Date: 8 Aug 2016
IETF LC End Date: 11 Aug 2016
IESG Telechat date: 18 Aug 2016

Summary: Ready for publication as an Informational RFC

This draft provides a discussion of vulnerabilities in Simplified Multicast
Forwarding (SMF), focusing on attacking the Duplicate Packet Detection and


Relay Set Selection mechanisms. It positions itself as being useful 


information


for those deploying SMF as currently defined.  It does not propose 


mitigations,



but does have a section that identifies potential future work that might.

I have sent several editorial nits directly to the authors.