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For information: ETSI releases IoT security standard
by Marco Hogewoning 17 Oct '19

17 Oct '19

Dear colleagues, The European Telecommunications Standardisation Institute (ETSI), earlier this week released their initial standard for securing IoT devices. The document is titled ‘Technical specification - Cyber Security for Consumer Internet of Things’ (ETSI TS 103 645), and states that its objective is, “...to support all parties involved in the development and manufacturing of consumer IoT with guidance on securing their products.” While it remains a very high-level document, containing many recommendations our community probably takes for granted, it could be helpful in guiding newcomers towards a more secure implementation of their IoT services and devices. The recommendations include items like, for instance, using non-default passwords. Although this is not yet a European Standard (EN) level specification, it is likely that any European standard specification in this area would be developed based on guidance from this document. In this context, a specification like this might also be reflected in product conformity guidelines such as the Radio Equipment Directive, that I posted about last week. The specification is available at https://www.etsi.org/deliver/etsi_ts/103600_103699/103645/01.01.01_60/ts_10… Regards, Marco Hogewoning RIPE NCC

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[Reminder] Call for applications for the IoT hackathon, 12-13 October, Rotterdam
by sandoche Balakrichenan 06 Oct '19

06 Oct '19

Dear colleagues, As you are aware, RIPE is organising its first IoT hackathon on 12-13 October in Rotterdam, the weekend before RIPE 79. We still have some places and we would be happy if you would like to participate/contribute. There are lots of interesting projects : https://pad.riseup.net/p/IoT-hackathon-keep planned during the Hackathon If you would like to take part in any of the projects mentioned in the etherpad above or propose a new one, please apply before 10/10: https://www.ripe.net/participate/forms/apply/iot-hackathon-rotterdam-2019/ So that the organisers can confirm your participation before the event. You can find more information about the event on RIPE Labs: https://labs.ripe.net/Members/becha/iot-hackathon-at-ripe-79-in-rotterdam Thanks, Sandoche.

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An IoT global warming hackathon in the SEE region, desc0n
by Desiree 25 Sep '19

25 Sep '19

Dear all I’d like to invite anyone interested to attend the 5th annual IoT hackathon, taking place on Oct 5,6 in Belgrade, just 1 week before the RIPE IoT hackathon itself. :) Theme for this year is, if and how can technology help alleviate and address the global warming global challenge. More info about workshops, datathon and hackathon can be found here: https://descon.me Desiree — @desc0n

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RIPE 79 IoT WG Agenda (with description)
by Sandoche Balakrichenan 25 Sep '19

25 Sep '19

Dear all, Here's the agenda for the IoT working group session at RIPE 79 in Rotterdam. For the last two talks, there is no description, since they are self-explanatory. We're meeting on Thursday 17th October from 11:00 to 12:30. ==== 1. Administrivia 5 minutes 2. The security lifecycle of an IoT device by Michael Richardson (Sandelman Software Works) and Eliot Lear (CISCO) 50 minutes *Description :* The RFC8520 Manufacturer Usage Description (MUD) is a tool to describe the limited access that a single function device such as an Internet of Things device might need. The automatic enforcement of access control lists is a serious boon to security of residents and enterprises alike. While enterprises that set up firewalls typically have an idea of how they would respond to an incident,the same is not true for residential situations. The impact of a "Boy who Cries Situation" where an IoT firewall sends inappropriate warnings, the end result is that the firewall is turned off, is a situation worth avoiding through further automation of the security warning process. This talk proposes to standardize a series of processes and protocols for the quarantine and re-storartion of a device. 3. Databox as a Platform for Monitoring IoT Devices at the Edge by Anna Maria Mandalari (Imperial College) 15 minutes *Description : *The Internet of Things (IoT) is now a reality and many challenging issues still need to be addressed. One of this is to guarantee trust, privacy, and security. Privacy has become particularly pertinent after the initiative of the European Commission (EC) about the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). Since it has been demonstrated that ensuring privacy relying on the cloud creates risks of privacy violation, we propose to work at the edge. We first build an open access and flexible hardware platform for measurements and custom experimentation on IoT environment. The platform is composed by 87 IoT devices distributed in different locations and backend servers for collecting data. The platform allows to monitor and control the measurement process, and most important ensuring repeatability on the measurements and controlling context information. Through a total of 34,586 rigorous automated and manual controlled experiments, we characterize information exposure in terms of destinations of Internet traffic, whether the contents of communication are protected by encryption, what are the IoT-device interactions that can be inferred from such content, and whether there are unexpected exposures of private and/or sensitive information (e.g., video surreptitiously transmitted by a recording device). We highlight regional differences between these results, potentially due to different privacy regulations in the US and UK. Finally, we develop a Databox app for privacy analysis, a user-side application running locally allowing to monitor the IoT devices, interact with them, understand their operation and look for anomalies. Results will help companies to not accumulate personal data except what they actually require, in order to comply with the GDPR and give control back to the user. 4. Update on the IoT Hackathon Rotterdam 2019 by Constanze Dietrich (Lexta Consultants Group) 15 minutes 5. Best Current Operational Practice (BCOP) document in RIPE scope for proactively mitigating IoT attacks by Jim Reid (RIPE IoT WG Co-chair) If time permits X. AOB ==== -- The RIPE IoT Working Group Chairs Jim and Sandoche

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RIPE 79 IoT working group agenda
by Sandoche Balakrichenan 25 Sep '19

25 Sep '19

Dear all, Here's the agenda for the IoT working group session at RIPE 79 in Rotterdam. We're meeting on Thursday 17th October from 11:00 to 12:30. ==== 1. Administrivia 5 minutes 2. The security lifecycle of an IoT device by Michael Richardson (Sandelman Software Works) and Eliot Lear (CISCO) 50 minutes 3. Databox as a Platform for Monitoring IoT Devices at the Edge by Anna Maria Mandalari (Imperial College) 15 minutes 4. Update on the IoT Hackathon Rotterdam 2019 by Constanze Dietrich (Lexta Consultants Group) 15 minutes 5. Best Current Operational Practice (BCOP) document in RIPE scope for proactively mitigating IoT attacks by Jim Reid (RIPE IoT WG Co-chair) If time permits X. AOB ==== -- The RIPE IoT Working Group Chairs Jim and Sandoche

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Fwd: IoT Working Group Minutes - RIPE 78
by Sandoche Balakrichenan 11 Sep '19

11 Sep '19

Dear all, Please find as attached the minutes of RIPE 78 IoT WG meeting. Elena (from RIPE) prepared this minutes document. Thanks for your feedback, if any. Sandoche.

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[Deadline 9th September] Call for applications for the IoT hackathon, 12-13 October, Rotterdam
by sandoche Balakrichenan 04 Sep '19

04 Sep '19

Dear colleagues, RIPE is organising their first IoT hackathon (Internet of Things) on the weekend of 12-13 October in Rotterdam. The two-day event is aimed at developing IoT technologies and providing a platform for the community to collaborate, experiment and gain hands-on experience in developing IoT solutions. We have decided to combine the hackathon with the RIPE Meeting that will take place from 14-18 October, also in Rotterdam:http://ripe79.ripe.net We are looking for participants that are passionate (or sceptical!) about IoT and want to work on real-life, practical projects. That means we are looking for people from a variety of backgrounds. Applications are open for back-end and front-end developers, product owners, product managers, UX experts, innovators, network operators, hackers... If you would like to take part in the hackathon, you can apply at: https://www.ripe.net/participate/forms/apply/iot-hackathon-rotterdam-2019/ The application deadline is *9 September 2019.* You can find more information about the event on RIPE Labs: https://labs.ripe.net/Members/becha/iot-hackathon-at-ripe-79-in-rotterdam Thanks,

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Call for contributions to the RIPE 79 meeting of the IoT-WG
by Sandoche Balakrichenan 22 Aug '19

22 Aug '19

Dear Colleagues, RIPE 79 will take place in Rotterdam, the Netherlands from 14-18 October 2019. Plese send your presentation ideas or suggestions for speakers or agenda items for the WG to iot-wg-chairs(a)ripe.net. Please don’t submit anything using the meeting submission web form, it’s not intended for submission of content to working groups. Thanks! Sandoche, on behalf of the working group chairs

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IoT Hackathon Rotterdam 2019 -- We really want this to happen!
by Constanze Dietrich 13 Aug '19

13 Aug '19

Hi everyone! As Sandoche already announced, we're organising the tenth RIPE NCC hackathon on the IoT at the weekend before RIPE 79. However, as less than three weeks before the deadline we're still lacking applications to really pull this off, we'd be happy if you'd spread the word! So please share this link with your colleagues and friends, send it to related mailing lists, tweet it, post it, whatnot... https://labs.ripe.net/Members/becha/iot-hackathon-at-ripe-79-in-rotterdam We appreciate your support! <3 Cheers! Constanze

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RIPE IoT Hackathon in Rotterdam before RIPE 79: Call for applications
by sandoche Balakrichenan 19 Jul '19

19 Jul '19

Dear all, RIPE is organising a IoT hackathon in Rotterdam, the weekend before RIPE 79. The application deadline is 1st September 2019. Details of the Hackathon and the application form link can be found in this article: https://labs.ripe.net/Members/becha/iot-hackathon-at-ripe-79-in-rotterdam In case of any clarification, you can send an email to me : sandoche.balakrichenan(a)afnic.fr. Sandoche BALAKRICHENAN

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InnoITeam - a new Center of Excellence in IoT Science and Technology
by Artūras Serackis 01 Jul '19

01 Jul '19

Dear Colleagues, We are excited to introduce you a new initiative a Center of Excellence in IoT Science and Technology (InnoITeam). The CoE will leverage the knowledge, experience, and resources of three Lithuanian institutions – Kaunas University of Technology, Vilnius Gediminas Technical University and State Enterprise Centre of Registers of Lithuania - with the support of two advanced EU partners from Sweden – Linköping University and Interactive Institute Swedish ICT in Norrköping. During the first five years, the Consortium will focus on four R&D topics: 1. User interfacing and interaction design approaches for Smart Environments based on IoT. 2. Cybersecurity aspects of the Smart Environments based on IoT. 3. Data analysis and visualization approaches for data-intensive IoT environments. 4. Cognitive IoT technologies for Smart Home Environments. The InnoITeam project is funded by the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme and coordinated by the Kaunas University of Technology. The project has been already started in September (2017) and is finishing its first phase. During the second phase in a five-year period, the InnoITeam is planning to become a self-sustaining organization, integrating and supporting research excellence and innovation development in Lithuania, the Baltic Sea region, and Europe. Meet our team and recent news on our web page: https://www.innoiteam.com Follow us on social media: https://facebook.com/innoiteam https://www.linkedin.com/company/innoiteam/ https://twitter.com/innoiteam

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RIOT Summit: Call for Contributions
by Matthias Waehlisch 22 Jun '19

22 Jun '19

Hi, those who don't know: RIOT is a modern open source operating system for low-end IoT devices, https://riot-os.org/. Initially developed by folks from academia, the RIOT community now consists of companies, makers, and hobbyist, distributed all around the world. The RIOT community meets annually f2f at the RIOT Summit, which will be held this year at the Aalto Design Factory, Helsinki, Finland from September 5-6, 2019. The RIOT Summit aims for bringing together RIOTers, beginners and experts, as well as people interested in the IoT in general and decision makers who plan to deploy RIOT in the future. The event combines plenary talks, hands-on tutorials, and demos. All details are available at https://summit.riot-os.org/2019/. The organizers of the RIOT Summit call for any contribution that relates to RIOT and the Internet of Things. If you want to present a talk, please consider the Call for Contributions: * https://summit.riot-os.org/2019/call-for-contributions The following companies generously support the RIOT Summit 2019: Cisco, Ericsson, wolfSSL, Zühlke. In case of case questions, you can contact me diretly or send an email to summit(a)riot-os.org. Thanks matthias -- Matthias Waehlisch . Freie Universitaet Berlin, Computer Science .. http://www.cs.fu-berlin.de/~waehl

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Re: [iot-wg] The DNS and the Internet of Things: Opportunities, Risks, and Challenges
by sandoche Balakrichenan 07 Jun '19

07 Jun '19

On 07/06/2019 15:52, Eliot Lear wrote: > > > >> ==> Is this a topic that our group can focus on and maybe prepare a >> RIPE BCP (Best Current Practice) or BCOP (Best Current Operation >> Practice) document like the document prepared by ICANN SSAC for the >> RIPE community? >> > > I think there is room for at least documenting the issues.Â Where that > happens to me is less important than that it happens ;-) > > > ==> I know that you have been involved in a similar effort on IoT device onboarding : https://github.com/iot-onboarding/catalog Maybe we could start something similar in github or a similar place where everyone can contribute. Just want to know the views of others in the group, if any. Sandoche.

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Re: [iot-wg] The DNS and the Internet of Things: Opportunities, Risks, and Challenges
by sandoche Balakrichenan 07 Jun '19

07 Jun '19

Hi Eliot, Thanks for the response. My comments inline: On 07/06/2019 09:29, Eliot Lear wrote: > > Hi Ad & Sandoche, > > Good that SSAC has published something.Â There really are some big > challenges here for IoT.Â In the area of DNS, one challenge is that > in order to limit attacks, you really do want the network to limit > access to services, and that means knowing which domains the device > should be speaking to. > The SPIN project from SIDN (https://www.sidnlabs.nl/en/news-and-blogs/redesigning-spin-to-a-reference-p…) seems to be a possible solution. Also, there is another plugin from Princeton that lets one to inspect IoT traffic in your home network right from the browser: https://iot-inspector.princeton.edu/blog/post/getting-started/ https://iot-inspector.princeton.edu/blog/ > Â That creates some challenges.Â That means some sort of consistency > with regard to DNS query responses to the device and to the > enforcement point.Â The ultimate approach to that is coordination > between the resolver and the enforcement point, but snooping has > worked in the past.Â And so you can see some DoH challenges if IoT > devices implement that capability prematurely. > > ==> Is this a topic that our group can focus on and maybe prepare a RIPE BCP (Best Current Practice) or BCOP (Best Current Operation Practice) document like the document prepared by ICANN SSAC for the RIPE community? Please send your views. Sandoche.

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The DNS and the Internet of Things: Opportunities, Risks, and Challenges
by Ad Bresser 05 Jun '19

05 Jun '19

Hi, For the ones that are interested. The ICANN SSAC (Security and Stability Advisory Committee), published: SAC105 The DNS and the Internet of Things: Opportunities, Risks, and Challenges https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/files/sac-105-en.pdf Kind regards, Ad Bresser

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unquarantine playbook untalk at RIPE-78 IoT WG
by Michael Richardson 23 May '19

23 May '19

Hi, I believe that I will be able to attend RIPE79 in Rotterdam, after descon.me in Belgrade. I was asked to do a screencast of my talk in case the Internet broke. (That never happens) I did that yesterday afternoon, but it turns out I ran out of disk space in the partition I choose to use, so it got cut off at 11minutes, 90% of the way through. The essential points are there anyway, so I don't think I'll redo it. My thanks to EMC's Kathleen Moriarty who let me run this by her a few weeks ago, and who educated me on a few extra TLAs I was unfamiliar with. It is really in the space of ROLIE, STIIX, MISP, etc. that I would really like some additional collaboration. The document is in your nearest Internet Draft archive as: draft-richardson-shg-un-quarantine-00 and the github is at: https://github.com/CIRALabs/shg-un-quarantine including the slides in fodp and pdf format (with the animations expanded) in the "presentations" folder. The screencast/video is at: http://junk.sandelman.ca/junk/unquarantine-RIPE-talk.ogv https://youtu.be/GOmHx8jpaCM The intention for this document is for the RIPE IoT WG to do something with it. I am not entirely sure what will mean though. I was discouraged from SG20/SG27 by others, and Patrik's talk this morning further enforced that. -- ] Never tell me the odds! | ipv6 mesh networks [ ] Michael Richardson, Sandelman Software Works | IoT architect [ ] mcr(a)sandelman.ca http://www.sandelman.ca/ | ruby on rails [

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Hackathon Survey
by sandoche Balakrichenan 23 May '19

23 May '19

Dear All, Jim mentioned about the idea of organising an IoT hackathon during RIPE 79. If the hackathon needs to happen, we will need the support of RIPE. Hence, please feel free to answer the RIPE hackathon survey: https://labs.ripe.net/polls/hackathon-2019 There is only one question in the survey. Sandoche.

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UK IoT consultation is under way
by Jim Reid 10 May '19

10 May '19

The UK government has just started a public consultation on "proposals for new mandatory industry requirements to ensure consumer smart devices adhere to a basic level of security. The proposals set out in this consultation seek to better protect consumers’ privacy and online security which can be put at risk by insecure devices." Further details, including the draft regulatory proposals, can be found here: https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/consultation-on-regulatory-prop… The deadline for responses is June 5th. If there's sufficient interest from the WG, I suppose we could formulate and submit a response. However, it may well be the amount of cat-herding that'll be needed to reach a consensus view could make this impractical. Irrespective of what the WG thinks/does, I encourage anyone who has something useful to say to respond to the consultation - either in a personal capacity or on behalf of their employer.

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Sandoche Balakrichenan is our new co-chair
by Jim Reid 07 May '19

07 May '19

Colleagues, I’m delighted to announce that Sandoche has the consensus support of the WG to be the new co-chair. Thanks Sandoche and congratulations! It’s disappointing that there were so few expressions of support for either candidate and I hope we do better next time around. This is something Sandoche and I will work on.

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draft agenda for RIPE78
by Jim Reid 29 Apr '19

29 Apr '19

Colleagues, here is v1.0 of the agenda for the WG meeting in Reykjavik. Please note this is subject to last-minute tweaking (running order, timings, etc). I don’t expect there will be substantial changes. Famous last words... 1. Administrivia 2. ITU Study Group 20 Update (5 mins) Patrik Faltstrom, Netnod 3. RIOT Summit Report (5 mins) Matthias Waehlisch, Freie Universitaet Berlin 4. Legal, security & ethical aspects of running an IoT network (20 mins) Mirjam Kühne, RIPE NCC RIPE Atlas is a global active measurement infrastructure, maintained by the RIPE NCC based on the voluntary contributions of thousands of probe hosts worldwide. In essence those RIPE Atlas probes are IoT devices that people place in their homes. In this presentation we will present the ethical, security and legal aspects that are put in place in order to support and protect this shared responsibility between the RIPE NCC as the provider or the platform and the users. 5. Building a smart house and you want to do it yourself? (20 mins) Jan Zorz Jan is building a house and since he wanted to build a smart one, he went through the process of testing and experimenting with different IOT devices communicating over different protocols wireless, as well as through hardware and software choices of open source home automation software. Alongside the process of connecting all the dots, privacy concerns also arise and it's time to have a proper discussion about these issues. 6. Spinning CPEs: collaborative work on CPE IoT protection (20 mins) Jelte Jansen, SIDN Labs Peter Steinhäuser, Embedd In this joint presentation, Peter Steinhäuser (Embedd) and Jelte Jansen (SIDN Labs) discuss their work on home network protection, including related standardization work, SPIN in OpenWRT, and an interactive SPIN demo. 7. A Residential IoT Unquarantine Playbook (20 mins) Michael Richardson, Sandelman Software Works Increased use of automated IoT security mechanisms such as the Manufacturer Usage Description means that devices will increasingly be "taken offline" for possible violations of stated security policy. Detection of a possible violations is just a first step. There are a number of additional steps necessary to return the device to correct operation. For residential IoT devices, agency, the only clear organization that the resident has a relationship with is the Internet (access) Service Provider (ISP). The ISP helpdesk will inevitably take the call and needs to pass the call off to a manufacturer or other entity, providing as much information as possible in an automated way. This presentation is about the process (the playbook) to be followed, and it attempts to identify which steps of the protocol can be automated with existing and/or up-coming protocols, and where there are gaps that could be automated. 8. AOB

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Fwd: [IRTF-Announce] RFC 8576 on Internet of Things (IoT) Security: State of the Art and Challenges
by Gordon Lennox 27 Apr '19

27 Apr '19

Apologies to those who have already seen this but it ought still to be of interest to everyone in the WG. > Begin forwarded message: > > From: rfc-editor(a)rfc-editor.org > Subject: [IRTF-Announce] RFC 8576 on Internet of Things (IoT) Security: State of the Art and Challenges > Date: 27 April 2019 at 04:12:31 CEST > To: ietf-announce(a)ietf.org, rfc-dist(a)rfc-editor.org, irtf-announce(a)irtf.org > Cc: drafts-update-ref(a)iana.org, t2trg(a)irtf.org, rfc-editor(a)rfc-editor.org > > A new Request for Comments is now available in online RFC libraries. > > > RFC 8576 > > Title: Internet of Things (IoT) Security: > State of the Art and Challenges > Author: O. Garcia-Morchon, > S. Kumar, > M. Sethi > Status: Informational > Stream: IRTF > Date: April 2019 > Mailbox: oscar.garcia-morchon(a)philips.com, > sandeep.kumar(a)signify.com, > mohit(a)piuha.net > Pages: 50 > Characters: 128372 > Updates/Obsoletes/SeeAlso: None > > I-D Tag: draft-irtf-t2trg-iot-seccons-16.txt > > URL: https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc8576 > > DOI: 10.17487/RFC8576 > > The Internet of Things (IoT) concept refers to the usage of standard > Internet protocols to allow for human-to-thing and thing-to-thing > communication. The security needs for IoT systems are well > recognized, and many standardization steps to provide security have > been taken -- for example, the specification of the Constrained > Application Protocol (CoAP) secured with Datagram Transport Layer > Security (DTLS). However, security challenges still exist, not only > because there are some use cases that lack a suitable solution, but > also because many IoT devices and systems have been designed and > deployed with very limited security capabilities. In this document, > we first discuss the various stages in the lifecycle of a thing. > Next, we document the security threats to a thing and the challenges > that one might face to protect against these threats. Lastly, we > discuss the next steps needed to facilitate the deployment of secure > IoT systems. This document can be used by implementers and authors > of IoT specifications as a reference for details about security > considerations while documenting their specific security challenges, > threat models, and mitigations. > > This document is a product of the IRTF Thing-to-Thing Research Group > (T2TRG). > > This document is a product of the Thing-to-Thing of the IRTF. > > > INFORMATIONAL: This memo provides information for the Internet community. > It does not specify an Internet standard of any kind. Distribution of > this memo is unlimited. > > This announcement is sent to the IETF-Announce, rfc-dist and IRTF-Announce lists.To subscribe or unsubscribe, see > https://www.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/ietf-announce > https://mailman.rfc-editor.org/mailman/listinfo/rfc-dist > https://www.irtf.org/mailman/listinfo/irtf-announce > > For searching the RFC series, see https://www.rfc-editor.org/search > For downloading RFCs, see https://www.rfc-editor.org/retrieve/bulk > > Requests for special distribution should be addressed to either the > author of the RFC in question, or to rfc-editor(a)rfc-editor.org. Unless > specifically noted otherwise on the RFC itself, all RFCs are for > unlimited distribution. > > > The RFC Editor Team > Association Management Solutions, LLC > >

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extension of co-chair selection process
by Jim Reid 25 Apr '19

25 Apr '19

Colleagues, there still haven't been many expressions of support for the co-chair candidates. This is disappointing. I'm reluctant to make a consensus determination on the basis of only a handful of people supporting either candidate. It would clearly be much better for everyone if there were more statements of support. Unless there's a dramatic change in the next day or two, I will let the appointment process run for another week in the hope that gives extra time for more people speak up in favour of Sandoche or Peter. With that in mind, the final date for expressing your support for either candidate is May 3rd. I'll make a decision then based on the level of support that's been posted to that point. Could you please take a few moments to post on the appropriate threads to express your support for either Sandoche Balakrichenan or Peter Steinhauser? Thanks. Peter: https://www.ripe.net/ripe/mail/archives/iot-wg/2019-March/000395.html Sandoche: https://www.ripe.net/ripe/mail/archives/iot-wg/2019-March/000393.html

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reminder on co-chair selection
by Jim Reid 15 Apr '19

15 Apr '19

Colleagues, there haven't been many expressions of support for the co-chair candidates. Could you please take a few moments to post on the appropriate threads for Peter Steinhauser or Sandoche Balakrichenan? Thanks. Sandoche: https://www.ripe.net/ripe/mail/archives/iot-wg/2019-March/000393.html Peter: https://www.ripe.net/ripe/mail/archives/iot-wg/2019-March/000395.html

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Sandoche BALAKRICHENAN for co-chair
by sandoche Balakrichenan 15 Apr '19

15 Apr '19

** I am re-posting my candidature, since Jim wants a discrete thread for each candidate with his/her name in the Subject line, thus making the decision process easier ** Dear all, I would like to put my application for the co-chair role. I believe I could fit into Jim's criteria, not being among the usual suspects :-) _*About me *_ I have been working at the French domain registry (Afnic) for the last 10 years. Since the beginning, I have been carrying out multiple IoT-related initiatives and projects internally and/or with partners. My linked in profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sandoche-balakrichenan-2a44645/ 50% of my job profile is oriented towards technology watch, and thus involved in activities at the IETF, GS1 (RFID, Barcode standardization), AIOTI (The Alliance for the Internet of Things Innovation), RIPE, CENTR (Council for European Top Level Domains) and LoRa-Alliance. My interest in IoT includes identification, name resolution, service discovery and using DNS infrastructure as PKI for the IoT _*Some milestones in my IoT profile:*_ * I had participated for two years at the European Commission as an invited member of the IoT expert group. * Our IoT project WINGS (how DNS could be used for service discovery in the supply chain industry?) was awarded the CENTR R&D award for 2013 (https://www.inria.fr/en/centre/lille/news/anr-verso-wings-project-wins-cent…) * Principal contributor to the ONS standard (https://www.gs1.org/sites/default/files/docs/epc/ons_2_0_1-standard-2013013…) * Contributed to LoRa-alliance (lora-alliance.org) Backend interfaces specification on DNS usage for resolving LoRa devices in the Internet. _*What I could do in the Co-chair role?*_ * Will be able to participate in all RIPE physical sessions and other side meetings which a WG co-chair is supposed to attend. * Wil be able to allocate time to follow the policy proposal relevant to the WG; follow and respond to the mailing list discussion; ensure milestones and with the help of Jim, liaise with RIPE NCC. * Will be able to allocate time for administrative activities (like soliciting contents, preparing the agenda etc.) concerning the WG If you believe i can be of use, thanks for your support. Regards, Sandoche BALAKRICHENAN

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appointing a co-chair
by Jim Reid 08 Apr '19

08 Apr '19

Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, start your engines! :-) Since the WG now has an appointment process in place, it's time to use it. Anyone interested in volunteering as a co-chair is encouraged to step forward. It would be helpful if potential candidates could post on the list what their vision is for the WG and what they would/wouldn't do if appointed. I would also urge volunteers to consult RIPE692: "RIPE Working Group Chair Job Description and Procedures" to get an appreciation for what this role entails. I'll also be happy to provide advice and guidance to anyone thinking about volunteering, either in private or on the list. The tentative schedule would be to finalise a list of potential candidates by early next year and run the selection process in March or theresabouts so the new co-chair can be in place in good time for RIPE78. Please speak up if you think this schedule is unreasonable or impractical. Although I have no say in who the WG chooses -- I just make the consensus determination -- I would very much like to see someone new in the role. It would be a pity if one of the usual suspects got the job. Not that I have any criticisms of them. A fresh face, new thinking and a break from the same old routine is both healthy and desirable IMO. However that will of course ultimately be a decision for the WG to make. Over to you...

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