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[CFRG] Re: Progressing NTRUPrime/Classic McEliece drafts

Loganaden Velvindron <loganaden@gmail.com> Sat, 25 January 2025 05:01 UTC

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Date: Sat, 25 Jan 2025 09:00:55 +0400
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On Fri, 24 Jan 2025 at 22:54, Watson Ladd <watsonbladd@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> 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.
>

I would tend to support this. Adopters need alternatives.

> Sincerely,
> Watson
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