Hi WG,

I fully agree with Zafar’s opinion. The primary purpose of this document is to 
provide a comprehensive and structured analysis of the security considerations 
specific to the SRv6 data plane. It effectively consolidates threats, 
contextualizes existing security mechanisms, and offers practical guidance , 
making it a typical Informational RFC rather than one that defines new 
protocols or mandates implementations.


I believe setting the status to Informational would accurately reflect the 
document’s role as a key reference guide for operators and implementers, which 
in turn would facilitate its progression and timely publication within the 
community.




Best Regards
Yisong



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发件人:"Zafar Ali \\(zali\\)" <[email protected]>

收件人:Alvaro Retana  <[email protected]>,SPRING WG List  <[email protected]>

抄 送: spring Chairs  
<[email protected]>,"[email protected]" 
<[email protected]>,"Zafar Ali (zali)" <[email protected]>

发送时间:2026-01-06 11:16:18

主题:[spring] Intended Status of draft-ietf-spring-srv6-security-08.txt - Re: New 
Version Notification for draft-ietf-spring-srv6-security-08.txt



 
 Hi Alvaro, chairs, authors, WG, 
 
 
 
 
 I am following up on the following comments from the chairs:
 
 "As the Shepherd, you should start a discussion on the list about this -- 
including any justification for changing the current status."
 
 
 
 
 Re - Q11: What status should the document have?  
 
 
 
 
 In my opinion, the document should progress as Informational (like the case of 
rfc9099). 
 
 There is some normative text and BCP 14 language, but it is mostly in 
restating normative language specified in existing RFCs the document cites. 
Some wordsmithing can fix it, without losing any substance. 
 
 I do not think an update tag is needed. 
 
 
 
 
 Given this hint from chairs, the intent of this email is to start that 
discussion. 
 
 Chairs may chime in to follow up more formally/ change subject/ formal poll, 
etc. 
 
 
 
 
Thanks

 
 

 
Regards … Zafar

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 
 From: Alvaro Retana <[email protected]>
 Date: Wednesday, December 17, 2025 at 1:49PM
 To: Zafar Ali (zali) <[email protected]>
 Cc: spring Chairs <[email protected]>, 
[email protected] 
<[email protected]>
 Subject: Re: New Version Notification for 
draft-ietf-spring-srv6-security-08.txt
 
 
 
On December 16, 2025 at 8:48:08PM, Zafar Ali wrote:
 

 
 
Hi Zafar!
 

 
 
> I have submitted a Shepherd review.
 

 
 
You submitted the Shepherd writeup -- thanks!  
 
https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/draft-ietf-spring-srv6-security/shepherdwriteup/
 
 
 

 
 

 
 
I have a couple of questions/comments (below). Specifically, your answer to Q11 
should be discussed on the list before starting the WGLC.
 

 
 
In your review of the document, do you have any comments for the authors to 
address?
 

 
 

 
 
Thanks!
 

 
 
Alvaro.
 

 
 

 
 
> 10. Several IETF Areas have assembled [lists of common issues that their
 
>     reviewers encounter][6]. For which areas have such issues been 
 
>     identified and addressed? For which does this still need to happen in 
 
>     subsequent reviews?
 
> 
 
> I think the document will benefit from a directorate review from OPS and 
 
> SEC areas.
 
> ...
 
> [6]: https://wiki.ietf.org/group/iesg/ExpertTopics
 

 
 
I will request OPS and SEC (and RTG) directorate reviews with the WGLC.  Do you 
have any specific items I should point out based on [6]?
 

 
 

 
 

 
 
> 11. What type of RFC publication is being requested on the IETF stream 
 
>     ([Best Current Practice][12], [Proposed Standard, Internet Standard]
 
>     [13], [Informational, Experimental or Historic][14])? Why is this the 
 
>     proper type of RFC? Do all Datatracker state attributes correctly 
 
>     reflect this intent?
 
> 
 
>  Proposed Standard is requested and indicated in the title page header.
 
>  However, it is my opinion that the working group should discuss the
 
>  intentional status of the document (Standards Track, informational or BCP)
 
>  before the handoff.
 

 
 
What status should the document have?  As the Shepherd, you should start a 
discussion on the list about this -- including any justification for changing 
the current status.
 

 
 
We have discussed this document Updating (at least) rfc8402.  We would need 
this document to be on the Standards Track (or maybe a BCP) to do that.  The 
"Updates" tag is not ideal, but it is the only one we have.  Consider an 
"Update" if discussing the status on the list.
 

 
 

 
 

 
 
> 12. Have reasonable efforts been made to remind all authors of the 
 
>     intellectual property rights (IPR) disclosure obligations described 
 
>     in [BCP 79][7]? To the best of your knowledge, have all required 
 
>     disclosures been filed? If not, explain why. If yes, summarize any 
 
>     relevant discussion, including links to publicly-available messages 
 
>     when applicable.
 
>  
 
>   Yes, reasonable efforts been made to remind all authors of the intellectual
 
>   property rights (IPR) disclosure obligations. There have been IPR call as
 
>   part of the progression of this draft.
 

 
 
I'll poll again with the WGLC.  Please include links to the mail archive of 
that call when done (the IESG likes that).
 

 
 

 
 

 
 
> 19. Will publication of this document change the status of any existing 
 
>     RFCs? If so, does the Datatracker metadata correctly reflect this and 
 
>     are those RFCs listed on the title page, in the abstract, and discussed 
 
>     in the introduction? If not, explain why and point to the part of the 
 
>     document where the relationship of this document to these other RFCs is 
 
>     discussed.
 
> 
 
> No.
 

 
 
Based on the "Updates" discussion, this answer may need to be updated.
 
 
 








 

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