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Re: [saag] SSH & Ntruprime

"Salz, Rich" <rsalz@akamai.com> Tue, 16 April 2024 12:44 UTC

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From: "Salz, Rich" <rsalz@akamai.com>
To: "D. J. Bernstein" <djb@cr.yp.to>, "saag@ietf.org" <saag@ietf.org>
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Paul Wouters writes:
> Should the IETF really recommend a dropped candidate at this stage?

DJB:
> Yes. IETF policy prefers algorithms with no known patent claims. BCP 79
> does not authorize delegating IETF's patent-related decisions to NIST.

I agree with Dan.  We should certainly work on/with NIST algorithms, but it is wrong for the IETF to cede crypto control to that singular US Agency.

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