Re: [tcpm] [OPSEC] draft-gont-tcp-security

[Date Prev][Date Next][Thread Prev][Thread Next][Date Index][Thread Index]

 



Lars Eggert wrote:

> I agree with Joe that some of the hardening techniques that vendors are
> implementing come with consequences (make TCP more brittle). To me, this
> is a *reason* this document should be published via the IETF (i.e.,
> TCPM) - we are probably in the best position to correctly evaluate and
> classify the impact of various hardening techniques. Stack vendors have
> been putting these mechanisms in to their stacks without clear
> specifications and discussions of the potential upsides and downsides
> that would let them make an educated decision. It seems clear to me that
> the vendor community is looking for guidance here, and I do believe the
> IETF should give it.

This is the reason for which the output of the CPNI project was
submitted as an IETF I-D.

Kind regards,
-- 
Fernando Gont
e-mail: fernando@xxxxxxxxxxx || fgont@xxxxxxx
PGP Fingerprint: 7809 84F5 322E 45C7 F1C9 3945 96EE A9EF D076 FFF1




_______________________________________________

Ietf@xxxxxxxx
https://www.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/ietf

[Index of Archives]     [IETF Annoucements]     [IETF]     [IP Storage]     [Yosemite News]     [Linux SCTP]     [Linux Newbies]     [Fedora Users]