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Re: [Cfrg] FIPS or equivalent approvals

"Salz, Rich" <rsalz@akamai.com> Tue, 29 July 2014 15:49 UTC

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From: "Salz, Rich" <rsalz@akamai.com>
To: Phillip Hallam-Baker <phill@hallambaker.com>, "cfrg@irtf.org" <cfrg@irtf.org>
Date: Tue, 29 Jul 2014 11:45:49 -0400
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> If we are going to use the new curves in PKIX (a major part of TLS) we are
> going to need trustworthy HSMs.

I disagree with the idea that PKIX is a major part of TLS, the implication that RSA 2K certs need to be replaced quickly, and that HSM's are needed by the CA's.

Other then that, the sentence is fine. :)

	/r$

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