Re: [pkix] Edwards/DJB curves - New PKI(X) work?

[Anders Rundgren <[e-mail]>]

On 2014-08-18 13:37, Stephen Farrell wrote:
>
> As a few folks (incl. me:-) said elsewhere...
>
> On 18/08/14 12:25, Anders Rundgren wrote:
>>
>> More stuff to consider includes the NUMS (Nothing Up My Sleeve) curves
>> from Microsoft:
>> http://research.microsoft.com/en-us/projects/nums/
>
> If you're interested in which new curves might make sense to use
> in IETF work, please engage on that topic with the CFRG [1] who
> are running a process now to tey reach consensus on some curves.

There are two issues here:

1. Creating external representations of Keys, Curves and Algorithms that
    can be reused by various standards in development or in need of a "refresh".
    This is actually a bit urgent since the using systems are designed *now*.

2. Recommending algorithms/curves to use is less critical since the proponents
    (which even includes *countries* like Russia/GOST, China/SM3 and USG/NIST),
    have already made their choices.  Internet-scale TLS server certificates and
    DNSSEC are exceptions that indeed need recommendations.

Anders


>
> But let's not try do that in parallel here. When CFRG are done
> then there will be some bits and pieces of work to be done here
> perhaps, but not just yet.
>
> Thanks,
> S.
>
> [1] https://irtf.org/cfrg
>