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Dual Use Registries

Dual Use Registries. Sean Turner – 2013-03-16 IEEE/IESG/IAB Leadership Meeting. first, some background. IANA (Internet Assigned Number Authority) establishes registries that protocols use as a central repository for protocol names and numbers.

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Dual Use Registries

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  1. Dual Use Registries Sean Turner – 2013-03-16IEEE/IESG/IAB Leadership Meeting

  2. first, some background • IANA (Internet Assigned Number Authority) establishes registries that protocols use as a central repository for protocol names and numbers. • Registries can be used by one or more protocol. For example, TLS/DTLS, IKEv1/v2.

  3. what’s the issue • When more than one protocol uses the same registry and both “camps” can’t agree to add values to the registry what happens? • If it were two IETF protocols, chances are we’d set up a new registry and point one protocol at one and the other at the other. Registries are cheap after all. • But, what if the two camps aren’t from the same SDO?

  4. it’s not a hypothetical problem • Liaison 1181, requested/supported “brainpool” values be added to the IKEv1 registry to support IEEE 802.11-2012. • IKEv1 is obsoleted but its registry isn’t. • There was some pretty significant push back on the additions. • Compromise was reached to add notes to the registry stating the values are not for IKEv1. • Some really wanted to use a new registry, but that was not possible due to IEEE 802 publication timelines.

  5. a proposed solution • Identify registries that are “dual” use • Set up new registries • Point IEEE specification at those registries

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