The IESG has received a request from the Keying and Authentication for Routing Protocols WG (karp) to consider the following document: - 'Operations Model for Router Keying' <draft-ietf-karp-ops-model-07.txt> as Informational RFC 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 2013-08-18. 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 Developing an operational and management model for routing protocol security that works with all the routing protocols will be critical to the success of routing protocol security efforts. This document discusses issues and begins to consider development of these models. The file can be obtained via http://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/draft-ietf-karp-ops-model/ IESG discussion can be tracked via http://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/draft-ietf-karp-ops-model/ballot/ No IPR declarations have been submitted directly on this I-D.