1 IAB Report IETF 78 July Olaf M. Kolkman

2 IAB Charter RFC IAB Homepage Documents & Correspondence Minutes –Backlog build up, a batch have been posted today –Called for Scribes About the IAB

3 RFC2850…. a)IESG Appointment b)Architectural Oversight c)Standards Process Oversight and Appeal d)RFC Series and IANA e)ISOC Liaison f)External Liaison

4 b) Architectural Oversight Document Activity Published: [RFC 5902] IAB thoughts on IPv6 Network Address Translation –draft-iab-ipv6-nat-03.txt Submitted: IAB Thoughts on Encodings for Internationalized Domain Names –draft-iab-idn-encoding-04.txt

5 b) Architectural Oversight More Document Activity Active Evolution of the IP model –draft-iab-ip-model-evolution-01 Architectural Considerations of IP Anycast –draft-iab-anycast-arch-implications-00.txt Moved away from the IAB worklist A survey of Authentication Mechanisms –draft-iab-auth-mech-07 Survey was a useful component but we could not get to consensus on the recommendation

6 c) Standards Process Oversight and Appeal Appeal to the IAB over IESG response to the IDNA appeal by JFC Morfin, 7 June 2010.

7 d) RFC Series and IANA: RFC Model –The transition is on track –Glenn Kowack has defined a framework for how to design the RFC Editor function and its interactions. The framework is vetted this week talk to him Drafts (e.g. RFC5620 modification, Job Description, and hiring process) will be developed and published between now and review in September

8 e) ISOC Liaison Nothing to report on, although there is a constant informal information flow

9 f) External Liaison Murray Kucherawy appointed as liaison to the Open Mobile Alliance –Dean Willis is acknowledged for managing the liaison relation since 2004 IEEE liaison established and Richard Barnes appointed as the liaison manager

10 Going Forward Internal reorganization of the workflow. –Programs Long-term work that needs continuous attention over multiple IAB appointment cycles –Initiatives Short term work that can be completed roughly within an IAB members tenure –Responsibilities Reoccurring responsibilities To improve how we manage our responsibilities, improve transparency, and make clear commitments

11 Initial Programs and Initiatives Programs: –Privacy –Internationalization –IANA Evolution –SDO Coordination Initiatives: –Application Features in the DNS –Canonicalization for Security Contexts –HTTP Guidelines

12 Next Steps Detail the programs and initiatives (names, milestones) and publish them on-line.

13 Open Microphone Session State your name clearly Keep your contribution short and to the point