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[CFRG] Progressing NTRUPrime/Classic McEliece drafts

Watson Ladd <watsonbladd@gmail.com> Fri, 24 January 2025 18:53 UTC

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Subject: [CFRG] Progressing NTRUPrime/Classic McEliece drafts
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Dear CFRG,

Sadly I don't quite have the bandwidth, but I think it would make
sense to progress an NTRUPrime draft and a Classic McEliece draft
here. These algorithms avoid some IPR claims that may apply to Kyber,
and there's plenty of interest in deployment. They also have a fairly
long cryptoanalytic history, being largely unchanged from the original
proposals of many decades ago. Obviously people may want entry ramp
proposals instead, but I think the IPR picture will be less clear.

Sincerely,
Watson

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