Last Call Review of draft-ietf-netlmm-pmipv6-heartbeat-
review-ietf-netlmm-pmipv6-heartbeat-secdir-lc-williams-2009-03-13-00

Request Review of draft-ietf-netlmm-pmipv6-heartbeat
Requested revision No specific revision (document currently at 07)
Type Last Call Review
Team Security Area Directorate (secdir)
Deadline 2009-03-10
Requested 2009-02-19
Authors Suresh Krishnan , Nishi Kant , Julien Laganier , Vijay Devarapalli , Rajeev Koodli , Heeseon Lim
I-D last updated 2009-03-13
Completed reviews Secdir Last Call review of -?? by Nicolás Williams
Assignment Reviewer Nicolás Williams
State Completed
Request Last Call review on draft-ietf-netlmm-pmipv6-heartbeat by Security Area Directorate Assigned
Completed 2009-03-13
review-ietf-netlmm-pmipv6-heartbeat-secdir-lc-williams-2009-03-13-00
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.

Sorry I'm late with this review.

This document defines a heartbeat protocol for Proxy Mobile IPv6
"anchors" (LMA -- Local Mobility Anchor) and "gateways" (MAG -- Mobility
Access Gateway).

These heartbeat messages carry no information that is useful to
eavesdroppers, and are sent relatively infrequently (no more often than
every 30 seconds).  Heartbeats are used to detect dead/restarted
LMAs/MAGs.

I have found no security issues with this document.

Nico
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