Re: [Cfrg] draft-black-rpgecc-00-.txt [was: Consensus and a way forward]

Paul Hoffman <paul.hoffman@vpnc.org> Mon, 15 December 2014 16:04 UTC

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Robert's assertions are both surprising and troubling to me. Resolution of them would certainly affect my views on draft-black-rpgecc, particularly on the hole it has for implementation. These need to be discussed more thoroughly before we can move forwards on the document.

--Paul Hoffman