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Re: [Cfrg] RE: Where's the beef? (for Steve B.)

Alex Alten <Alten@attbi.com> Sat, 31 August 2002 10:26 UTC

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Date: Sat, 31 Aug 2002 03:20:23 -0700
To: "Steven M. Bellovin" <smb@research.att.com>
From: Alex Alten <Alten@attbi.com>
Subject: Re: [Cfrg] RE: Where's the beef? (for Steve B.)
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At 07:31 PM 8/30/2002 -0400, Steven M. Bellovin wrote:
>In message <3.0.3.32.20020830130541.01915860@mail>, Alex Alten writes:
>Alex, if I recall correctly you've made this proposal before -- and 
>were told that (a) the IETF doesn't work that way (b) the IETF doesn't 
>want to work that way, (c) we think that we do a good job nevertheless, 
>and (d) the openness of our process makes it easier to attract the 
>attention of many different experts -- which has, in fact, happened in 
>the past.  

Steve,

I just checked my email archives.  You are right.  I did propose 
something similar to what I just stated here in regards to using
outside cryptanalysts, back in August 2001.  And you were the one
who shot me down on it.  I'd forgotten it.  I have a lot of respect
for the ISSI folks (mostly ex-NSA cryptanalysts).  They are the gold
standard.  I wish a few of them would help us out, but that's 
obviously not going happen.

- Alex

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Alex Alten
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