Re: [saag] SSH & Ntruprime

Michael Richardson <mcr+ietf@sandelman.ca> Fri, 29 March 2024 10:37 UTC

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Comments: In-reply-to Loganaden Velvindron <loganaden@gmail.com> message dated "Thu, 28 Mar 2024 22:40:02 +0400."
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Subject: Re: [saag] SSH & Ntruprime
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Loganaden Velvindron <loganaden@gmail.com> wrote:
    >> Orie Steele <orie@transmute.industries> wrote:
    >> > 1. Publish SSH related specifications as RFCs
    >> > 2. Support the review process from RFC9519 (We're working to resolve the
    >> > issue with the list, thanks for reporting it)
    >>
    >> > I don't think using IDs to document SSH algorithms and then never
    >> > publishing those drafts helps either community.
    >>
    >> It's a lot of effort and money to publish a document for an algorithm that
    >> some say isn't as secure as claimed, and perhaps shouldn't be widely implemented.
    >>
    > Hi Michael,

    > I asked about the security of ntru prime back in December 2022:

    > https://mailarchive.ietf.org/arch/msg/cfrg/AX9WGbiNpNmRpe9KJ1DEc7vi6ss/

    > Are you aware of weaknesses in ntruprime now ?
    > Can you please share if such is the case ?

It's above my paygrade to understand comment, sorry.
So what I said was heresay. Sorry abou that.

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