Re: Use of "unassigned" in IANA registries

[Iljitsch van Beijnum <[e-mail]>]

On 14 jan 2011, at 23:06, Martin Rex wrote:

> Frankly, I'm actually more concerned about code assignments for
> severely IPR-impaired algorithms (e.g. Elliptic Curve related)
> than about GOST.  (Admittedly, the GOST 34.10-2001 signature
> algorithm appears to use Elliptic curve math, and it's entirely
> unclear to me whether and how existing EC-related IPR claims might
> apply.)

Withholding registration just means that people are going to pick an unregistered number with all the problems that that entails. In cases where there are no scarcity issues registration should happen as long as there is a reasonable expectation of non-negligible use, regardless of whether the registered protocol is endorsed by the IETF (whatever that means) or IANA.