Technical Summary
RFC 3967 specifies a process for allowing normative references to
documents at lower maturity levels ("downrefs"), which involves
calling out the downref explicitly in the last call notice. That
requirement has proven to be unnecessarily strict, and this document
updates RFC 3967, allowing the IESG more flexibility in accepting
downrefs in Standards Track documents.
Working Group Summary
This is an AD sponsored draft. Comments prior to and during
IETF last call have been favorable.
Document Quality
Given that this is a process draft, the implementers would be
the IESG itself.
Personnel
The responsible AD is Ben Campbell.