RE: [Syslog-sec] RE: SD-ID in draft-ietf-syslog-protocol-11.txt

["David B Harrington" <ietfdbh@comcast.net>]

Hi,

Some comments inline

> ####
> 7.2.2  enterpriseId
> 
>    The "enterpriseId" parameter MUST be a 'SMI Network Management
>    Private Enterprise Code', maintained by IANA, whose prefix is
>    iso.org.dod.internet.private.enterprise (1.3.6.1.4.1).  

Does this mean that when carried in a message, the "1.3.6.1.4.1" must
be included? This really isn't necessary. This is where the enterprise
ID is rooted in the IANA naming tree, but the enterprise ID is really
only the seventh octet, which contains the non-negative integer value
assigned by IANA.

>    The number
>    that follows is unique and may be registered by an on-line form
at
>    <http://www.iana.org/>.  Only that number and 
> any-enterprise assigned
>    ID below it MUST be specified in the "enterpriseId" parameter.  

> If
>    sub-identifiers are used, they MUST be separated by periods and
be
>    represented as decimal numbers ("9.1.30" and "11.2.3.7.5.12"). 

There are no subidentifiers in an enterprise ID. An enterprise ID is
always a single non-negative integer in the range 0..4294967295, as
assigned by IANA.

>  The
>    complete up-to-date list of Enterprise Numbers is 
> maintained by IANA
>    at <http://www.iana.org/assignments/enterprise-numbers>.
> 
>    By specifying an enterpriseId, the vendor allows more specific
>    parsing of the message.
> ####
> 

This field should only contain a single non-negative integer value as
assigned by IANA. 

I propose the following replacement text:
####
7.2.2  enterpriseId

   By specifying an enterpriseId, the vendor allows more specific
   parsing of the message.

   The "enterpriseId" parameter MUST be a 'SMI Network Management
Private Enterprise     
   Code', assigned by the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA). 

   The number is assigned to register an enterprise within the
internet subtree of 
   the ISO/ITU identification scheme. Requests for enterprise IDs may
be submitted 
   using an on-line form at <http://www.iana.org/>. The complete
up-to-date list of   
   Enterprise Numbers is maintained by IANA at 
   <http://www.iana.org/assignments/enterprise-numbers>.

####



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