On Thu, Apr 27, 2017 at 6:17 AM, Susan Hares <[email protected]> wrote:

> Ekr:
>
> Thank you for your insightful comments.  The track has been changed to
> informational in version 13.  Your comments have been fixed in version 15
> (or in earlier versions).
>
> Sue
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> I don't have any problem with this document per se, but it's a little odd
> how it's written in a vacuum as if there weren't already technologies which
> did a lot of the things you are talking about here (e.g., YANG) and which
> the WG intends to use. I think this document would be a lot stronger if it
> didn't act as if the WG was agnostic and instead called out what solutions
> the WG intends to adopt for these.
>
> Sue: Having set-up requirements for the I2RS protocol changes to YANG,
> NETCONF, and RESTCONF, I respectfully disagree with you.  In writing the
> document in this style, it allows other technologies (CBOR or COAP) to be
> used.   We may invent other functions in the future that may better secure
> mobile devices.
>

OK, well, this is a WG decision, but I found it kind of hard to read as an
outsider.



> S 2.
>   Flow-based NSF:    An NSF which inspects network flows according to a
>         security policy.  Flow-based security also means that packets are
>         inspected in the order they are received,
>
> This seems over-specific, because sometimes firewalls and the like will
> store packets so that it can re-assemble them, in which case it inspects
> them in logical not time order.
>
> Sue: This specific comment summarizes a decision by the WG to define
> flow-based security in this fashion.  This definition was the source of
> much
> debate in the WG.   I agree that logical order can be used rather than time
> order, but the WG focused on time order


So I guess my question is: say I had such a firewall. Would it not be a
flow-based
NSF? If not, what would it be? Note: My ask here is merely that the document
be clear about what's in or out. I'm not arguing about the content of the
decision.



> S 3.1.9; bullet 3.
> Symmetric keys and group keys are not the same type of category, so I can't
> read this section. What are you trying to say here?
>
> Agreed - symmetric keys and group keys are not the same type of category.
> The point is that automated key management needs to support both.
> Otherwise
> requirements 1 + 2 cannot be met.  If you can suggest a better way to put
> this section, please let me know.
>
> Section 3.1.9 - bullet 3:
> Old /Automated key management needs to support both symmetric keys and
> group keys via the abstract key service provided by items 1 and
> 2. I2NSF controllers within the NSF required to exchange data
> with NSFs may exchange data with individual NSFs using individual
> symmetric keys or with a group of NSFs simultaneously using an IP
> group address secured by a group security key(s). /


I would suggest using "pairwise" and "group" as that's the distinction I
think you
want to draw.




S 3.5.
> "xamine" and "scnearios" are misspelled.
>
> Sue: Fixed in earlier version.  My apologies for the error.  (I had the joy
> of finding out my spell checker had been corrupted on my tool (notepad++)).
>
>
> S 3.6.
> ToR seems to be undefined.
>
> Sue: It was changed prior to version 15.
>
>
> Figure 3.
> I think this dotted circle-thing is intended to tell me that the operator
> controls the stuff inside the circle, but I'm not sure. Maybe some labels
> would help.
>
> Sue: Label "Service provider is within figure 3.  Any further suggestions
> would help.
>

Huh. Maybe move the label outside and have an arrow to the circle saying
"service provider boundary"?

I know that ASCII art is tough here.

-Ekr


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