Luther,
I reviewed the new version at -
http://www.ietf.org/internet-drafts/draft-ietf-smime-bfibecms-08.txt
- and I conclude that all of my issues appear to have been dealt
with. IMO, the newest draft is ready for publication as a PS.
Thanks!
--
Eric Gray
Principal Engineer
Ericsson
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Luther Martin [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Sent: Monday, November 12, 2007 2:40 PM
> To: Eric Gray; Mark Schertler
> Cc: Tim Polk; [email protected]
> Subject: RE: Gen-ART LC Review of draft-ietf-smime-bfibecms-07.txt
> Importance: High
>
> Absolutely.
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Eric Gray [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > Sent: Monday, November 12, 2007 10:40 AM
> > To: Luther Martin; Mark Schertler
> > Cc: Tim Polk; [email protected]
> > Subject: RE: Gen-ART LC Review of draft-ietf-smime-bfibecms-07.txt
> >
> > Luther,
> >
> > I apologize if I should know this, but I do not. Have
> > you posted a revised draft?
> >
> > --
> > Eric Gray
> > Principal Engineer
> > Ericsson
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Luther Martin [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > > Sent: Thursday, November 01, 2007 4:10 PM
> > > To: Eric Gray; Mark Schertler
> > > Cc: Tim Polk; [email protected]
> > > Subject: RE: Gen-ART LC Review of draft-ietf-smime-bfibecms-07.txt
> > > Importance: High
> > >
> > > Comments in-line.
> > >
> > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > From: Eric Gray [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > > > Sent: Thursday, October 25, 2007 11:20 AM
> > > > To: Luther Martin; Mark Schertler
> > > > Cc: Tim Polk; [email protected]
> > > > Subject: Gen-ART LC Review of draft-ietf-smime-bfibecms-07.txt
> > > >
> > > > Authors,
> > > >
> > > > I have been selected as the General Area Review Team (Gen-ART)
> > > > reviewer for this draft (for background on Gen-ART, please see
> > > > http://www.alvestrand.no/ietf/gen/art/gen-art-FAQ.html).
> > > >
> > > > Please resolve these comments along with any other Last
> > > Call comments
> > > > you may receive.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Document:
> > > >
> > > > "Using the Boneh-Franklin and Boneh-Boyen identity-based
> > > > encryption algorithms with the Cryptographic Message Syntax"
> > > > (draft-ietf-smime-bfibecms-07.txt)
> > > >
> > > > Reviewer: Eric Gray
> > > > Review Date: 10/25/2007
> > > > IETF LC End Date: 10/25/2007
> > > >
> > > > Summary:
> > > > =======
> > > >
> > > > This draft is almost ready for publishing as a Proposed
> Standard.
> > > >
> > > > I have some questions and comments below.
> > > >
> > > > Comments:
> > > > ========
> > > >
> > > > Question: In the second bullet, of section 1.2 on page 3, what
> > > > does the expression "secure distribution" mean? Is the PPS an
> > > > authenticate-able source, does it only distribute the "publicly
> > > > sharable cryptographic material" to authenticated recipients or
> > > > does it use secure connections in the distribution process?
> > >
> > > Changed to reflect this comment.
> > >
> > > >
> > > > From the discussion in section 7.1 (second paragraph), it looks
> > > > as if a PPS is an authenticate-able source. Should this be
> > > > stated more clearly?
> > >
> > > Changed to reflect this comment.
> > >
> > > > ________________________________________________________________
> > > >
> > > > [DER] is listed as an informative reference, yet text on page
> > > > 5 says -
> > > >
> > > > "the structure MUST be DER encoded [DER] ..."
> > > >
> > > > This should warrant a Normative reference, since it seems it
> > > > is necessary to have this information in order to implement
> > > > the step described in this text.
> > > >
> > > > A similar argument can be made for each of the following:
> > > >
> > > > ASN1 (see reference toward the top of page 3)
> > > > IBCS (see references at the top of page 8)
> > > > IBE (see - in particular - process step references -
> > > > section 4, bullet 1, page 7
> > > > section 5, bullets 3 through 5, page 8)
> > > >
> _________________________________________________________________
> > > >
> > >
> > > Changed to reflect this comment.
> > >
> > > >
> > > > NITs:
> > > > ====
> > > >
> > > > There are format problems (premature line-wrap) that should be
> > > > fixed prior to publication (this probably can be handled as an
> > > > RFC Editor's note). See, for example, numbered bullets on page
> > > > 6 (number 2 in the first set, and number 4 in the second).
> > >
> > > Changed to reflect this comment.
> > >
> > >
>
>
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