Brian, does the server *have* to collect everything?

On Tue, Apr 24, 2018, 18:26 Brian E Carpenter <brian.e.carpen...@gmail.com>
wrote:

> On 24/04/2018 18:08, Amelia Andersdotter wrote:
> > Dear Mohamed,
> >
> > See below:
> >
> > On 2018-04-24 07:25, mohamed.boucad...@orange.com wrote:
> >>
> >> [Med] I don't have a problem with the general intent of your text, my
> concern is that you link those explicitly with RFC6302 which is misleading.
> RFC6302 has a very clear focus: address sharing.
> >>
> >> [Med] But how this is related to RFC6302 context?
> >
> > RFC6302 is hopelessly out of date. It was specifically justified by a
> > regulatory framework which no longer exists(!) and it takes into account
> > none of the privacy guidances given by RFC6973.
>
> I can't find any reference to regulatory matters in RFC 6302,
> but I did find this:
>   "In the absence of the source port number and accurate timestamp
>    information, operators deploying any address sharing techniques will
>    not be able to identify unambiguously customers when dealing with
>    abuse or public safety queries."
> Has that changed since 2011?
>
> RFC6973 adds this:
>   "When requiring or recommending that information
>    about initiators or their communications be stored or logged by end
>    systems (see, e.g., RFC 6302 [RFC6302]), it is important to recognize
>    the potential for that information to be compromised and for that
>    potential to be weighed against the benefits of data storage."
> Indeed. But since that's a general requirement, not specific to port
> logging, what is obsolete in RFC6302 itself? It's what happens to the data
> *after* it's been collected that matters, and that affects everything
> the server collects, not just addr+port.
>
> Regards
>    Brian
>
> > If we mean to say the
> > privacy guidelines of RFC6973 should not be applied specifically in our
> > recommendations for logging to internet-facing servers, then fine. If,
> > however, we believe privacy guidelines apply also when we make
> > recommendations to internet-facing servers (as we have done), then
> > RFC6302 needs updating.
> >
> > I think this is the primary thing to establish. I'll provide more
> > comments later.
> >
> > best,
> >
> > A
> >
> >
>
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