Subject: [Ntp] Progressing draft-ietf-ntp-port-randomization (Re: I-D Action: draft-ietf-ntp-port-randomization-06.txt)

From: Fernando Gont <[email-masked]>
Date: Tue, 15 Dec 2020 21:08:40 -0300

Folks,

Could we please progress this document?  It has been three months since 
the WGLC ended. Additionally, summer vacations are coming on this side 
of the hemisphere, and I'd like to be available during IETF LC and IESG 
review for timely responses.

Thanks!

Regards,
Fernando

On 15/9/20 08:25, [email-masked] wrote:
> 
> A New Internet-Draft is available from the on-line Internet-Drafts directories.
> This draft is a work item of the Network Time Protocol WG of the IETF.
> 
>          Title           : Port Randomization in the Network Time Protocol Version 4
>          Authors         : Fernando Gont
>                            Guillermo Gont
>                            Miroslav Lichvar
> 	Filename        : draft-ietf-ntp-port-randomization-06.txt
> 	Pages           : 10
> 	Date            : 2020-09-15
> 
> Abstract:
>     The Network Time Protocol can operate in several modes.  Some of
>     these modes are based on the receipt of unsolicited packets, and
>     therefore require the use of a well-known port as the local port
>     number.  However, in the case of NTP modes where the use of a well-
>     known port is not required, employing such well-known port
>     unnecessarily increases the ability of attackers to perform blind/
>     off-path attacks.  This document formally updates RFC5905,
>     recommending the use of transport-protocol ephemeral port
>     randomization for those modes where use of the NTP well-known port is
>     not required.
> 
> 
> The IETF datatracker status page for this draft is:
> https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/draft-ietf-ntp-port-randomization/
> 
> There are also htmlized versions available at:
> https://tools.ietf.org/html/draft-ietf-ntp-port-randomization-06
> https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/draft-ietf-ntp-port-randomization-06
> 
> A diff from the previous version is available at:
> https://www.ietf.org/rfcdiff?url2=draft-ietf-ntp-port-randomization-06
> 
> 
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> 
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