Re: Last Call: draft-ietf-sasl-gs2 (Using GSS-API Mechanisms in SASL: The GS2 Mechanism Family) to Proposed Standard

[Alexey Melnikov <alexey.melnikov at isode.com>]

The IESG wrote:

> The IESG has received a request from the Simple Authentication and 
> Security Layer WG (sasl) to consider the following document:
>
> - 'Using GSS-API Mechanisms in SASL: The GS2 Mechanism Family '
>   <draft-ietf-sasl-gs2-17.txt> as a Proposed Standard
>
> The IESG plans to make a decision in the next few weeks, and solicits
> final comments on this action.  Please send substantive comments to the
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I would like to suggest a clarification to the IANA registration for 
GS2-* family of SASL mechanisms:

In Section 15, 3rd paragraph:

OLD:
 The IANA is advised that SASL mechanism names starting with "GS2-"
 are reserved for SASL mechanisms which conform to this document.  The
 IANA is directed to place a statement to that effect in the sasl-
 mechanisms registry.

NEW:
 The IANA is advised that SASL mechanism names starting with "GS2-"
 are reserved for SASL mechanisms which conform to this document. The
 IANA is directed to place a statement to that effect in the sasl-
 mechanisms registry.  With the exception of "GS2-KRB5" and 
"GS2-KRB5-PLUS"
 (registered later in this section), all other mechanism names in this 
family are constructed as
 defined in section 3.1.

Opinions?