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There are a surprising number of internet-drafts that died before reaching RFC status but nevertheless were implemented, even became widely implemented standard
by wiml 5y ago
There are a surprising number of internet-drafts that died before reaching RFC status but nevertheless were implemented, even became widely implemented standards. The sftp protocol ("filexfer" over ssh) is one example.
Does anyone know why this is? I've never been closely involved in the RFC process; is there some hard-to-clear hurdle at the end of it?
- Kadin 5y agoThe draft standard was an IEEE proposal, not an IETF one (RFCs are specific to the IETF standardization process), but it seems like the author was pretty familiar with the IEEE process and is involved with that organization. Maybe it was just a solution looking for a problem at the time of its proposal? Honestly, I'm not sure exactly whether the exotic encryption choices (strange, little-used elliptic curves, etc.) actually add much security, or if they're window dressing.