Re: Standard Track dependencies on Informational RFCs

[RJ Atkinson]

At 15:04 30/08/00, Kurt D. Zeilenga wrote:

>I post to ietf-discuss because two of the referenced
>Informational RFCs, RFC 1321 (MD5) and RFC 2104 (HMAC),
>are also normative references for numerous other
>Standard Track protocols.

Neither of those are protocols.  Instead, they specify
mathematical algorithms.  As such, I do not believe
they need to be standards-track to be referenced NOR
are they in the set of things IETF would normally 
standardise.

>If not, would it be appropriate to submit a request
>to the IESG to consider reissuing the specifications
>detailed by RFC 1321 and RFC 2104 on the Standard Track?

IMHO, that is not needed and not particularly desirable.

Ran
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