Re: [saag] SSH & Ntruprime

[Stephen Farrell <[e-mail]>]

Hiya,

On 10/04/2024 19:41, Michael StJohns wrote:
>>
> 
> Yeah - 8447 was an effective example of a submarine submission.

I don't think that's at all accurate. TLS is one or our
currently very important protocols so nothing coming from
that WG could reasonably be described as taking a submarine
approach IMO.

There was also a history of years of debate about how to
handle ciphersuite code points that lead up to 8447 so I
really don't think it's credible to say that 8447 is some
kind of sneaky end-run.

I'll also note the title and content of 8447 says that it
applies to TLS and DTLS registries so I'm confused by any
argument that says that 8447 affects other protocols other
than in the abstract sense that it demonstrates a setup
that could in principle be copied.

So, WRT this thread: IMO 8447 is fine, but that does not
mean everyone else needs to operate as if they're TLS,
and in particular, 8447 has zero implication for how best
to handle anything to do with SSH.

S.