Last Call: <draft-ietf-ipsecme-safecurves-04.txt> (Curve25519 and Curve448 for IKEv2 Key Agreement) to Proposed Standard

The IESG <iesg-secretary@ietf.org> Thu, 15 September 2016 17:30 UTC

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Subject: Last Call: <draft-ietf-ipsecme-safecurves-04.txt> (Curve25519 and Curve448 for IKEv2 Key Agreement) to Proposed Standard
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The IESG has received a request from the IP Security Maintenance and
Extensions WG (ipsecme) to consider the following document:
- 'Curve25519 and Curve448 for IKEv2 Key Agreement'
  <draft-ietf-ipsecme-safecurves-04.txt> as Proposed Standard

The IESG plans to make a decision in the next few weeks, and solicits
final comments on this action. Please send substantive comments to the
ietf@ietf.org mailing lists by 2016-09-29. Exceptionally, comments may be
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Abstract

   This document describes the use of Curve25519 and Curve448 for
   ephemeral key exchange in the Internet Key Exchange (IKEv2) protocol.


The file can be obtained via
https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/draft-ietf-ipsecme-safecurves/

IESG discussion can be tracked via
https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/draft-ietf-ipsecme-safecurves/ballot/

No IPR declarations have been submitted directly on this I-D.

Downward Normative References

There is normative reference to the informational RFC 7748. The RFC
7748 is the actual algorithm description published by the CFRG.

Last Call: <draft-ietf-ipsecme-safecurves-04.txt>… The IESG