The IESG has received a request from the Path Computation Element WG (pce) to consider the following document: - 'Secure Transport for PCEP' <draft-ietf-pce-pceps-14.txt> as Proposed Standard The IESG plans to make a decision in the next few weeks, and solicits final comments on this action. Please send substantive comments to the ietf@ietf.org mailing lists by 2017-07-12. Exceptionally, comments may be sent to iesg@ietf.org instead. In either case, please retain the beginning of the Subject line to allow automated sorting. Abstract The Path Computation Element Communication Protocol (PCEP) defines the mechanisms for the communication between a Path Computation Client (PCC) and a Path Computation Element (PCE), or among PCEs. This document describe the usage of Transport Layer Security (TLS) to enhance PCEP security, hence the PCEPS acronym proposed for it. The additional security mechanisms are provided by the transport protocol supporting PCEP, and therefore they do not affect the flexibility and extensibility of PCEP. This document updates RFC 5440 regarding the PCEP initialization phase specification. The file can be obtained via https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/draft-ietf-pce-pceps/ IESG discussion can be tracked via https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/draft-ietf-pce-pceps/ballot/ No IPR declarations have been submitted directly on this I-D.
