eap Mailing List: Re: Review process for EAP SIM/AKA

[Bernard Aboba (aboba]

Just a reminder:  No one has volunteered to review EAP AKA.  Any takers?

On Mon, 23 Aug 2004, Bernard Aboba wrote:

> A request has been made to publish the EAP SIM and EAP AKA specifications
> as individual submissions to the RFC Editor, utilizing the process
> outlined in 
> http://www.ietf.org/internet-drafts/draft-iesg-rfced-documents-03.txt.
>
> EAP SIM and EAP AKA, which are 3GPP  dependencies, are being handled as AD
> sponsored individual submissions.  The specifications are available for
> inspection here:
>
> http://www.ietf.org/internet-drafts/draft-haverinen-pppext-eap-sim-13.txt
> http://www.ietf.org/internet-drafts/draft-arkko-pppext-eap-aka-12.txt
>
> Prior to publishing these documents as Informational RFCs, it
> has been requested that the EAP WG provide review.  The suggested review
> process includes the following elements:
>
> a. RFC 3748 compatibility review.  Since EAP SIM/AKA have already
> received a Type allocation, the review process described in RFC 3748
> is not required.  Nevertheless, it is desirable to review whether EAP
> SIM/AKA conform to the requirements of RFC 3748.  In this review, the
> Expert Review process described in RFC 3748 will be utilized (e.g.
> appointment of an Expert, publication of the review to the EAP WG mailing
> list, etc.)
>
> If you are willing to serve as an Expert in the review of EAP SIM or
> EAP AKA, please contact the EAP WG Chairs.
>
> b. EAP WG "pseudo-WG last call".  Since these documents were developed
> outside the IETF and are not work items of the EAP WG, the WG does not
> have change control.  For example, the SIM and AKA algorithms need to be
> taken as a given.  Nevertheless, WG review may produce comments that the
> editors may choose to incorporate.
>
> EAP WG "pseudo-WG" last call on EAP SIM/AKA will last until September 23,
> 2004.  Reviewers should send comments to the EAP WG mailing list
> (eap [at] frascone.com) in the format specified on the EAP Issues list:
> http://www.drizzle.com/~aboba/EAP/eapissues.html
>