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Liaison statement
LS/r on initiation of two new work items on digital emblem (reply to IETF-LS31)

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State Posted
Submitted Date 2026-08-14
From Group ITU-T-SG-17
From Contact tsbsg17@itu.int
To Group diem
To Contacts Rohan Mahy <rohan.ietf@gmail.com>
Sarah Jennings <sarah.jennings2@dsit.gov.uk>
Cc Sarah Jennings <sarah.jennings2@dsit.gov.uk>
Andy Newton <andy@hxr.us>
Charles Eckel <eckelcu@cisco.com>
Scott Mansfield <Scott.Mansfield@Ericsson.com>
Rohan Mahy <rohan.ietf@gmail.com>
Digital Emblems Discussion List <diem@ietf.org>
Response Contact arnaud.taddei@broadcom.com
zoesc.park@sch.ac.kr
zhangchen@cmdi.chinamobile.com
alsalem@nca.gov.sa
Technical Contact arnaud.taddei@broadcom.com
Action Holder Contacts scott.mansfield@ericsson.com
Purpose For information
Attachments 1st revised baseline text for XSTR.diem-assets: Digital emblems as a key solution in resolving the issue of inappropriately exposed operational technology (OT) assets in the cyber space
1st revised baseline text of XSTR.diem: Protective Digital Emblems under international humanitarian law
Liaisons referred by this one Reply to LS on initiation of two new work items on digital emblem
Body
ITU-T SG17 appreciated the information provided in the liaison statement from
IETF (Ref: IETF-LS31), in which the important works being undertaken within the
IETF DIEM Working Group were introduced and the position of IETF on the
specific DIEM issue was explained.

ITU-T SG17 recognizes the value of the efforts currently under way at the IETF,
particularly in developing technical mechanisms and specifications related to
the discovery and verification of digital emblems. ITU-T SG17 also recognizes
that the two related technical reports being undertaken within ITU-T SG17 Q1
would aim at raising awareness on all the underlying issues that reveal
significant complexities regarding their implementations on technical,
operational, legal, and design sides, etc., which would require specific
standards developed by IETF.

ITU-T SG17 would like to keep developing the two technical reports XSTR.diem
(Attachment 1) and XSTR.diem-asset (Attachment 2) with the close collaboration
with IETF, which would help our works of both sides avoid overlap and make them
complementary.

Action Required: ITU-T SG17 looks forward to continued collaboration and
coordination with the IETF DIEM Working Group, and would like to explore and
identify opportunities for coordination and collaboration among ITU-T SG17, the
ICRC, and IETF DIEM Working Group on the topic of Digital Emblem.

NOTE:  no deadline was provided in the liaison, so the liaison is marked as For
Information