Re: [TLS] Re: I-D ACTION:draft-ietf-tls-srp-13.txt

[Peter Sylvester <[e-mail]>]

EKR wrote:
> Peter Sylvester <[e-mail]> writes:
>   
>> Would you mind giving a little bit more detailed explanation in particular
>> what are the reasons why this cannot be on standards tracks, or what would
>> be necessary if it would be etc.
>>     
>
> There are two reasons. First, as a matter of policy we are attempting
> to move new work to Standards Track only where there is fairly strong
> support for the work. In this case, the support for this work did
> not appear to be particularly strong.
>   
Several existing interoperable implementations exist. I think that this is
perfectly in the spirit of the IETF. If accepted as a standards track, 
the protocol
would probably directly directly go to draft.
> Second, the IPR issues surrounding all the ZKPP protocols are quite
> murky and thus it would have required an affirmative decision by
> the WG to move this document forward as a Proposed Standard
> despite said issues. 
>   
Several have requested the document being forwarded.
I have not read any comment so far that is against the proposal except may
you in this comment.

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