On Thu, Apr 27, 2017 at 7:15 AM, Alia Atlas <[email protected]> wrote:

> On Thu, Apr 27, 2017 at 10:05 AM, Adam Roach <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> On 4/26/17 23:02, Alia Atlas wrote:
>>
>>> First, the YANG model is primarily for information in motion - either
>>> for configuration to the device
>>> or to read from the device.   It is much less likely to represent the
>>> data structure and storage in the device.
>>> I believe that this draft's context is strictly for information in
>>> motion.
>>>
>>
>>
>> Thanks; I understand all that. I'm trying to focus on the final paragraph
>> of section 5, though, which appears to be an exception to what you say
>> above.
>
>
> I don't understand why - IMHO, that paragraph is simply saying  - this
> model passes keys around (in motion).  Of course, a system shouldn't store
> such keys unencrypted.  From what Acee says, this "motherhood and apple
> pie" additional advice was added due to secdir review.
>

I thought Adam's point was that storing keys encrypted with a key that's
adjacent to them was not useful.

-Ekr


>
> Regards,
> Alia
>
>
>
>> /a
>>
>>
>
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