The IESG has approved the following document: - 'Guidelines for Writing an IANA Considerations Section in RFCs ' <draft-narten-iana-considerations-rfc2434bis-09.txt> as a BCP This document has been reviewed in the IETF but is not the product of an IETF Working Group. The IESG contact person is Russ Housley. A URL of this Internet-Draft is: http://www.ietf.org/internet-drafts/draft-narten-iana-considerations-rfc2434bis-09.txt Technical Summary Many protocols make use of identifiers consisting of constants and other well-known values. Even after a protocol has been defined and deployment has begun, new values may need to be assigned (e.g., for a new option type in DHCP, or a new encryption or authentication transform for IPsec). To ensure that such quantities have consistent values and interpretations in different implementations, their assignment must be administered by a central authority. For IETF protocols, that role is provided by the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA). In order for IANA to manage a given name space prudently, it needs guidelines describing the conditions under which new values can be assigned, or when modifications to existing values can be made. If IANA is expected to play a role in the management of a name space, the IANA must be given clear and concise instructions describing that role. This document discusses issues that should be considered in formulating a policy for assigning values to a name space and provides guidelines to document authors on the specific text that must be included in documents that place demands on IANA. Working Group Summary This document is not the product of any IETF Working Group. Protocol Quality This document will obsolete RFC 2434 once it is approved. It incorporates lessons learned from using RFC 2434 for many years. This document was reviewed by Russ Housley for the IESG. Note to RFC Editor The final word of the first paragraph on page 8 is missing. Please add the missing word as follows: OLD: responsibility of the pool's chair to resolve the issue and provide IANA with clear NEW: responsibility of the pool's chair to resolve the issue and provide IANA with clear instructions. _______________________________________________ IETF-Announce@ietf.org https://www.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/ietf-announce
