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+Network Working Group                                          A. Ramos
+Request for Comments: 2323                                          ISI
+Category: Informational                                    1 April 1998
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+              IETF Identification and Security Guidelines
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+Status of this Memo
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+   This memo provides information for the Internet community.  It does
+   not specify an Internet standard of any kind.  Distribution of this
+   memo is unlimited.
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+Copyright Notice
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+   Copyright (C) The Internet Society (1998).  All Rights Reserved.
+
+1. Abstract
+
+   This RFC is meant to represent a guideline by which the IETF
+   conferences may run more effeciently with regards to identification
+   and security protocols, with specific attention paid to a particular
+   sub-group within the IETF: "facial hairius extremis".
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+   This document will shed further illumination on these problems and
+   provide some possible solutions.
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+   This memo provides entertainment for the Internet community.  It does
+   not specify an Internet standard of any kind, but is rather
+   unstandard, actually.  Please laugh loud and hard.
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+2. Introduction
+
+   It has come to the attention of THEY [1] that a certain "facial
+   hairius extremesis" of the male variety of the species "homo sapien"
+   of the sub-culture "computeris extrordinarisis" have overrun the IETF
+   conferences and thus led to the break-down of many identification and
+   safety protocols.
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+3. Per Capita (Anecdotal) Evidence
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+   While collecting research about the sub-group "facial hairius
+   extremis" (FHE), it was noted that the per capita appearance of FHEs
+   at IETFs was largely disproportional with the existence of FHEs in
+   the world-at-large.  In fact, the existence of facial hair at all
+   within the IETF community is extraordinarily common among the males
+   of the group.  Apart from ZZ-Top and WWF Wrestling, it is not
+   possible to find more facial hair within any occupational group.  In
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+   this author's own experience the average amount of men with long-term
+   facial hair is less than 20%.  Long-term versus short-term facial
+   hair is a very important distinction as short-term facial hair, also
+   known as the temporary illness "goatee universitis" (which symptoms
+   range from full goatees to the less popular chin-goatee) is a common
+   affliction for university-based males.  Per capita (temporary) facial
+   hair can go as high as 40%.  However, among the males of the IETF the
+   per capita long-term facial hair is as high as 60% [2].
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+   Ordinarily, this abundance of long-term FHE would not require that an
+   RFC be written.  However, increasingly there have been issues
+   regarding mistaken identification.  For security purposes as well as
+   ease of identification, this RFC will serve to clarify these issues
+   and hopefully provide a solution for them.
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+4. Mistaken Identification Syndrome (or "Are you --jon. or Scott?")
+
+   I was speaking to a very well-known network researcher, I'll call him
+   --jon., who tells me that he is often mistaken for a SOBbing Harvard
+   person.  --jon. says, "People tell someone to look for me or him and
+   say that I'm about so-tall with a big white beard, and suddenly
+   people are coming up to me and saying, 'Hi Scott' and he often tells
+   me that he is mistakenly hailed as, '--jon.'.  Often the mistake is
+   made solely on the appearance of our facial hair."
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+   Another story --jon. told me is that once a woman called looking for
+   a computer researcher but only having a first name and physical
+   description.  The receiptionist asked for the description and the
+   woman said she was looking for an older Caucasian man with a beard.
+   The receptionist reportedly blurted out, "they all have beards!!!!"
+
+   On a more personal note, two researchers who were both employed at
+   USC/ISI shaved their very famous facial hair and were both
+   unrecognizable to friends and co-workers alike.  If it weren't for
+   B.M.'s Grateful Dead T-shirts and lack of shoes, or R.V.M.'s voice I
+   would have never recognized them.
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+5. Security Considerations
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+   It is obvious to this researcher that facial hair of any variety is a
+   very recognizable characteristic.  Indeed, when giving a description
+   of a male who has facial hair, it is always one of the first
+   characteristics given.  Ordinarily this would not be a problem, since
+   facial hair in the world at large is below 20%.  However, when used
+   as a description at IETFs, disaster can insue.
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+6. Solutions
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+   There are two parts to my proposed solution: the role of the seeker
+   and the role of the FHE.
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+   For those who are seeking a FHE of known identity:
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+      -It is important to recognize these men as individuals.
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+         Just because a man has the facial hair you are looking for,
+         please stop to inquire if you have the correct person.  Think
+         of what a blow it is to a person's ego to be constantly
+         misidentified, and think of how annoying it is to be hailed by
+         someone across a crowded IETF room and they are yelling the
+         WRONG NAME.  So remember to look, identify, and ask BEFORE you
+         begin rambling on about some Internet stuff.
+
+   For the FHE:
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+      -Give proper signals when being sought.
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+         If someone mistakenly calls you the wrong name, do not lose
+         heart.  Count to 10 and commonly reply, "You must have mistaken
+         me for so-and-so, I am not that person.", and walk away.  Also,
+         if someone calls you from across a room, raise your your arm,
+         smile and wave vigorously in affirmation or raise your arm,
+         shake your head and give them a sign that you are not who they
+         are looking for.  As an FHE it is part of your responsibility
+         to understand that facial hair is an extremely identifiable
+         physical characteristic.  Understand that non-FHE people do not
+         mean any harm.
+
+7. Conclusion
+
+   In closing, I hope you found this RFC worthwhile and that it raised
+   some interesting points.  I also hope that I was able to further the
+   cause of FHE and to make everyone's life a little bit easier. ;^)
+
+8. References
+
+   [1] THEY
+       THEY, "We Who Everyone Quotes But Doesn't Know Who We Are", Pop
+       Culture, April 1998.
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+   [2] 60% of IETF men have facial hair
+       A. Ramos, "Damn, A Lot Of Men Here Have Facial Hair", ISI Talk,
+       September 1997.
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+9. Acknowledgements
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+   I would like to thank the men of ISI who inspired me to write this
+   RFC.  I hope that my work will make life easier for you, and that the
+   cases of mistaken identity will not be as common in the future
+   because of this RFC.  I understand your plight and feel for you.
+   Good luck.
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+   Thanks to my life partner, Martin, who's reoccuring affliction of
+   goatee universitis is a constant source of joy for me.
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+10. Author's Address
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+   Alegre Ramos
+   USC/ISI
+   4676 Admiralty Way #1001
+   Marina del Rey, CA 90292
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+   Phone: 310-822-1511 x153
+   EMail: ramos@isi.edu
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+11. Full Copyright Statement
+
+   Copyright (C) The Internet Society (1998).  All Rights Reserved.
+
+   This document and translations of it may be copied and furnished to
+   others, and derivative works that comment on or otherwise explain it
+   or assist in its implementation may be prepared, copied, published
+   and distributed, in whole or in part, without restriction of any
+   kind, provided that the above copyright notice and this paragraph are
+   included on all such copies and derivative works.  However, this
+   document itself may not be modified in any way, such as by removing
+   the copyright notice or references to the Internet Society or other
+   Internet organizations, except as needed for the purpose of
+   developing Internet standards in which case the procedures for
+   copyrights defined in the Internet Standards process must be
+   followed, or as required to translate it into languages other than
+   English.
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+   The limited permissions granted above are perpetual and will not be
+   revoked by the Internet Society or its successors or assigns.
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+   This document and the information contained herein is provided on an
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