[lamps] Re: WG Last Call for draft-ietf-lamps-kyber-certificates-07

"Salz, Rich" <rsalz@akamai.com> Fri, 10 January 2025 19:03 UTC

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From: "Salz, Rich" <rsalz@akamai.com>
To: "D. J. Bernstein" <djb@cr.yp.to>, "spasm@ietf.org" <spasm@ietf.org>
Thread-Topic: [lamps] Re: WG Last Call for draft-ietf-lamps-kyber-certificates-07
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Subject: [lamps] Re: WG Last Call for draft-ietf-lamps-kyber-certificates-07
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> One can't implement draft-ietf-lamps-kyber-certificates-07 without
> implementing Kyber. The Zhao claim that "Kyber is covered by our
> patents" is a known IPR claim regarding Kyber. Consequently, before
> becoming an IETF RFC, the draft should be modified to allow alternatives
> to Kyber.

Or keep working as we are doing under the belief that there will be a royalty-free license before RFC publication.

I am not advocating one position or another, just pointing out a flaw in your reasoning.