RE: WG LAST CALL: draft-ietf-ipsec-ike-modp-groups-04.txt

Mark Winstead <Mark.Winstead@NetOctave.com> Thu, 23 May 2002 19:36 UTC

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From: Mark Winstead <Mark.Winstead@NetOctave.com>
To: 'Theodore Ts'o' <tytso@mit.edu>, ipsec@lists.tislabs.com, kivinen@ssh.fi
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Subject: RE: WG LAST CALL: draft-ietf-ipsec-ike-modp-groups-04.txt
Date: Thu, 23 May 2002 14:47:49 -0400
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Since the document itself quotes sources that cite that for 256 bit keys
(like used by AES-256) require for full strength groups in the magnitude of
15400 bits, shouldn't it include a group larger than 8192 bits?

Mark Winstead
NetOctave, Inc.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Theodore Ts'o [mailto:tytso@mit.edu]
> Sent: Thursday, May 23, 2002 1:44 PM
> To: ipsec@lists.tislabs.com; kivinen@ssh.fi
> Cc: byfraser@cisco.com
> Subject: WG LAST CALL: draft-ietf-ipsec-ike-modp-groups-04.txt 
> 
> 
> 
> This is a working group last call for comments for the modp-groups-04
> draft, for progression to Proposed Standard.  This last call 
> will expire
> on June 6th.
> 
> Tero, could you please work with IANA to get assignments for the
> remaining groups (other than the 1536 group 5).  Thanks!!
> 
> 					- Ted and Barbara
> 
> 
>