Randy, Yes, as the brief write-up says, the group will make "recommendations regarding the adoption" (e.g., suggesting effective strategies for incremental deployment) of "procedures and protocols based on existing work" (e.g., RPKI, BGP-SEC, etc.). In any case, if our current wording is unclear, we can easily revise it to clarify our goals.
-- Jen On Sep 4, 2011, at 1:56 PM, Randy Bush wrote: >> As one of the co-chairs of this working group, I'd like to chime in to >> clarify the purpose of this group. Our goal is to assemble a group of >> vendors and operators (not "publish or perish" academics) to discuss and >> recommend effective strategies for incremental deployment of security >> solutions for BGP (e.g., such as the ongoing RPKI and BGP-SEC work). It >> is not to design new security protocols or to "write policy and >> procedures for operators" > > This Working Group will recommend the framework for an industry > agreement regarding the adoption of secure routing procedures and > protocols based on existing work in industry and research. The > framework will include specific technical procedures and protocols. The > framework will be proposed in a way suitable for opt-in by large > Internet Service Providers... > > randy
