>> 1) drilling down on the mandatory-to-implement NC/RC protocols
>>    is somewhat missing the point.  The important bit is that
>>    *all* protocols transporting YANG-modeled data *only* have
>>    secure transport layers.  More specifically, YANG-modeled
>>    data may be transported over other protocols (e.g., coap),
>>    and also a protocols might have an insecure transport
>>    protocol (e.g., it doesn't much help to talk about HTTPS
>>    being mandatory-to-implement if RESTCONF allowed HTTP).
>
> RESTCONF says MUST use TLS. Making an open ended statement about
> security properties of unknown protocols sounds risky.

I wasn't trying to make and open-ended statement, or even an
assumption about those protocols.  I was trying to say that 1)
Benoit's text goes into the weeds talking about mandatory to
implement aspects of a couple specific protocols and 2) the 
text should instead make general statements about the 
expectations of protocols transporting the YANG-modeled data.
Of course, if a protocol sends data in the clear or doesn't
require mutual authentication, then the entire Security 
Consideration is a somewhat pointless read.

K.  // contributor



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