Re: [TLS] Early code point assignments for 25519/448 curves

[Bill Frantz <[e-mail]>]

On 11/24/15 at 2:08 PM, [e-mail] (Ilari 
Liusvaara) wrote:

>My personal view is (I haven't asked Simon about this) is that:
>- Ed25519 is currently technically stable. There seems to be consensus
>not change it in any way that would break verification.
>- Ed448 is unimplementable right now due to two missing functions.
>- Once those two are missing (there is call for proposals this
>week) functions are decided, Ed448 should become technically
>stable.

I would prefer not to assign a code point until we know what it 
means. (i.e. can write code which interoperates.)


On 11/23/15 at 2:01 PM, [e-mail] (Eric Rescorla) wrote:

>if it's only a few weeks, let's just do all the signature code points
>then.

I would like to hear from implementers about how much this delay 
would affect them. We're coming into the December madness, so 
perhaps they want to spend time with their families. :-)


Otherwise, I'm in favor of early code points. We can always burn 
ones we dont want. We can either document them as obsolete, do 
not use, or if deployment is low enough, reassign them later if needed.

Cheers - Bill

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