Re: [Crypto-panel] Reviews for 4 PAKEs (PAKE slection process)

["Stanislav V. Smyshlyaev" <[e-mail]>]

Dear Russ, Bjoern and Julia!

Thanks a lot for agreeing to prepare your reviews for the Round 2 of the
PAKE selection process!

The new answers of the authors have been provided in the mailing list (see
links at
https://github.com/cfrg/pake-selection/blob/master/README.md#answers-on-round-2
).
The previous overall reviews by Bjoern Tackmann, myself, Russ Housley and
Yaron Sheffer are available at
https://github.com/cfrg/pake-selection/blob/master/README.md#overall-reviews-by-crypto-review-panel
.
All other reviews are available here:
https://github.com/cfrg/pake-selection/blob/master/README.md#summary-of-reviews


We ask each of you to prepare a review for the *4 remaining protocols
passed to Round 2: CPace, SPAKE2 (balanced) and AuCPace, OPAQUE (augmented)*,
with the main focus on the new information provided in the new answers (
https://github.com/cfrg/pake-selection/blob/master/README.md#answers-on-round-2
).

We ask you to do this before *March, 10th*, so that we have some time
before the meeting to discuss the results with Alexey and Nick.

Thanks a lot again!

Best regards,
Stanislav, on behalf of chairs

On Tue, 11 Feb 2020 at 09:42, Stanislav V. Smyshlyaev <[e-mail]>
wrote:

> Dear Crypto Review Panel members,
>
> Due to the plan of the second round of the PAKE selection process, we're
> approaching Stage 4 of Round 2:
>
> *Stage 4: February, 12th - March, 10th*
> *Crypto Review Panel members prepare new overall reviews (for
> all 4 remaining PAKEs) taking into account both the reviews obtained
> on Round 1 and new information obtained during Round 2.*
>
> Let me remind you, that we have 4 candidates passed to Round 2: CPace,
> SPAKE2 (balanced) and AuCPace, OPAQUE (augmented).
>
> The authors of the protocols have provided their answers to the additional
> questions that were asked after IETF 106 meeting (see
> https://github.com/cfrg/pake-selection/blob/master/README.md#questions-for-round-2
> ).
>
> Their answers have been provided in the mailing list (see links at
> https://github.com/cfrg/pake-selection/blob/master/README.md#answers-on-round-2
> ).
>
> The previous overall reviews by Bjoern Tackmann, myself, Russ Housley and
> Yaron Sheffer are available at
> https://github.com/cfrg/pake-selection/blob/master/README.md#overall-reviews-by-crypto-review-panel
> . All other reviews are available here:
> https://github.com/cfrg/pake-selection/blob/master/README.md#summary-of-reviews
>
> So now we need reviews (each review should consider all 4 protocols -
> otherwise it will be more difficult to compare) for the remaining
> candidates. The reviews should be done before *March, 10th*.
>
> First of all, it will be very important if *Bjoern, Russ *and *Yaron*
> could do their new (or, better to say, updated) reviews, since they have
> done them at the previous round. It will be great if Scott could
> participate, since he provided very important reviews on certain issues.
> Also since now we have *Chloe, Julia, Karthikeyan, Thomas, Jean-Philippe *and
> *Jon *on board.
> In this process we need as many good reviews as possible, so we ask all of
> you to consider your participation.
>
> Please let us know, whether you are ready to do this, before *February,
> 13th*.
>
> Regards,
> Stanislav (on behalf of the CFRG chairs)
>
>
>