[CFRG] Re: [EXT] Re: NIST PQC: HQC Announced as a 4th Round Selection

Loganaden Velvindron <loganaden@gmail.com> Thu, 13 March 2025 19:28 UTC

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From: Loganaden Velvindron <loganaden@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 13 Mar 2025 23:27:46 +0400
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On Thu, 13 Mar 2025 at 23:20, Blumenthal, Uri - 0553 - MITLL
<uri@ll.mit.edu> wrote:
>
> > Neil Madden wrote:
> > >+1 to this. It would be good to see a CFRG RFC for Classic McEliece (or a hybrid using it).
>
> It would help with the user-base which is already using Classic McEliece, if
> this happens within the IETF.
>
>
>
> If people are already using Classic McEliece – what do they need IETF “blessing” for? To look “more legitimate”?
For better interop among  implementations ?