Hi Phillip,
At 10:28 26-04-2014, Phillip Hallam-Baker wrote:
There is really no precedent for discovering that a rogue agency was
conspiring to sabotage efforts to provide Internet security.
The IETF have been considering security in its protocols for the last
11 years. It has also been considering cryptography for use on the
Internet. About a year ago it was found that all does not provide
the security one would expect. There hasn't been such a
precedent. Perpass is an unusual occurrence.
The comments on the thread describe the IETF environment as "people
coming together
to work on stuff" whereas people from the outside consider the IETF
as more than that. The question which has not been discussed is
whether the IETF accepts the responsibility for all aspects of its
protocols. If the answer to that question is "yes" it would be up to
the IESG to figure out how to solve the problem(s) in a timely manner.
Regards,
S. Moonesamy