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Document: draft-ietf-sidrops-manifest-numbers-07
Reviewer: Ines Robles
Review Date: 2025-08-06
IETF LC End Date: 2025-08-06
IESG Telechat date: 2025-08-21

Summary:

This IETF draft updates the RPKI manifest-number rules from RFC 9286 by providing guidance for the rare situation where a Certification Authority (manifestNumber), a 20-octet counter that must increase with each new manifest, reaches its maximum value. In such cases, the draft allows the CA to publish a new manifest under a different filename, enabling Relying Party (RP) software to treat it as a reset and accept the new manifest even if its number is lower, provided the URI in the manifest Subject Information Access (SIA) extension matches the one retrieved. To prevent misuse, the draft emphasizes that filename changes should only be used as a recovery mechanism, not a regular practice, and requires RPs to alert operators when such changes occur. 

The document is well written. 

Major issues: None

Minor issues: None

Nits/editorial comments: None

Thanks for this document,

Ines.