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

[Russ Housley <[e-mail]>]

Yes, I am prepared to update my review based on the updates.

Russ

> On Feb 11, 2020, at 1:42 AM, 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 <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 <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 <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 <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)
> 
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