[netmod] Re: Yang Scalability

[Kent Watsen <[e-mail]>]


> Do you have any reference (URL) to "NIST-like bake off" for people like me who are not aware of it?

I’ll summarize, most likely incorrectly, but it should suffice. 

1) NIST puts out a call for an algorithm

2) NIST evaluates submissions on varying axes: strength, speed, size, implementability, etc.

3) NIST publishes the results of its evaluations and requests updates (this may occur more than once) 

4) NIST selects a winner. 


FWIW, I just did #1 by asking for I-Ds. 


Of course we can do something different, but this approach appeals to me as:
    - several implementations exist. 
    - analyzing them would be insightful.
    - should be faster than starting from scratch. 


Kent