Document Action: 'Terminology for Post-Quantum Traditional Hybrid Schemes' to Informational RFC (draft-ietf-pquip-pqt-hybrid-terminology-05.txt)
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The IESG has approved the following document: - 'Terminology for Post-Quantum Traditional Hybrid Schemes' (draft-ietf-pquip-pqt-hybrid-terminology-05.txt) as Informational RFC This document is the product of the Post-Quantum Use In Protocols Working Group. The IESG contact persons are Paul Wouters and Deb Cooley. A URL of this Internet-Draft is: https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/draft-ietf-pquip-pqt-hybrid-terminology/ Technical Summary One aspect of the transition to post-quantum algorithms in cryptographic protocols is the development of hybrid schemes that incorporate both post-quantum and traditional asymmetric algorithms. This document defines terminology for such schemes. It is intended to be used as a reference and, hopefully, to ensure consistency and clarity across different protocols, standards, and organisations. Working Group Summary There was broad agreement. There was some dissenting views, but the authors took these into account in a new version where appropriate. The remaining points were "in the rough". One WG member has expressed extreme discontent with the process of the WG Last Call. The conflict seems to be more with the process (the authors did not give line-by-line answers to their question) than with the WG consensus on the terminology. This is partially due to this WG member to always re-ask the same question when authors or the WG disagrees with their view, and the only way to end such discussion is to stop responding to this individual. The use of terms like "post-quantum" and "quantum-resistant" were heavily debated. In the end, there was general agreement to keep the commonly-used terms and to list possibly-better synonyms in the draft. Document Quality This document specifies terminology that might apply to to the TLS, IPsecME, and LAMPS WGs, as well as the CFRG. It may also affect any non-WG documents that talk about post-quantum hybrid schemes. Various WG participants came from these other areas within the IETF. Personnel The Document Shepherd for this document is Paul E. Hoffman. The Responsible Area Director is Paul Wouters.