I was more concerned about the potential absence of content implied by the
trailing colon. I'm sure that you have it in hand.
On Aug 12, 2014 1:04 AM, "Juergen Schoenwaelder" <
[email protected]> wrote:

> Martin,
>
> thanks for the review. The first paragraph in the security
> considerations is following the security boilerplate for MIB modules
> that is posted here:
>
> http://trac.tools.ietf.org/area/ops/trac/wiki/mib-security
>
> It seems I am actually missing this introductory paragraph:
>
>    There are no management objects defined in this MIB module that have
>    a MAX-ACCESS clause of read-write and/or read-create.  So, if this
>    MIB module is implemented correctly, then there is no risk that an
>    intruder can alter or create any management objects of this MIB
>    module via direct SNMP SET operations.
>
> In general, I prefer to not change the boilerplate. Suggestions for
> boilerplate changes should be sent to the responsible AD (Benoit
> Claise) I think.
>
> /js
>
> On Mon, Aug 11, 2014 at 03:41:36PM -0700, Martin Thomson wrote:
> > I am the assigned Gen-ART reviewer for this draft. For background on
> > Gen-ART, please see the FAQ at
> >
> > <http://wiki.tools.ietf.org/area/gen/trac/wiki/GenArtfaq>.
> >
> > Please resolve these comments along with any other Last Call comments
> > you may receive.
> >
> > Document:draft-ietf-6lo-lowpan-mib-03
> > Reviewer: Martin Thomson
> > Review Date: 2014-08-11
> > IETF LC End Date: 2014-06-22
> > IESG Telechat date: (if known)
> >
> > Summary: Ready.
> >
> > Nits/editorial comments:
> >
> > Looks like the first paragraph of the Security Considerations was left
> > hanging.  I looked and this sentence is a little confusing, since all
> > the MAX-ACCESS attributes are the same.
> >
> > I'm not sure that this is something that would concern me either.
> > Sure, SNMP provides an attacker a great feedback loop if they want to
> > learn what is going on, but that is something you trade off against
> > things like being able to do things like maintenance and all that
> > necessary stuff.
>
> --
> Juergen Schoenwaelder           Jacobs University Bremen gGmbH
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