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[TLS] Re: Feedback on draft-bmw-tls-pake13-01.txt

Eric Rescorla <ekr@rtfm.com> Mon, 24 March 2025 15:38 UTC

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From: Eric Rescorla <ekr@rtfm.com>
Date: Mon, 24 Mar 2025 08:37:55 -0700
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On Mon, Mar 24, 2025 at 8:34 AM Christopher Patton <cpatton@cloudflare.com>
wrote:

> Hi EKR,
>
>
>> I agree we shouldn't *disable* key_share, but it seems like the right
>> answer here is to instead combine the PAKE output with the existing key
>> establishment.
>>
>
> I probably just missed this in the discussion, but what would be the
> advantage of combining PAKE with the existing key exchange?
>

1. Getting PQ resistance for free even with non-PQ PAKEs.
2. Reducing the combinatoric explosion of "groups"

-Ekr



> I'm not necessarily opposed. My main motivation is to reduce some
> complexity in the draft.
>
> Chris P.
>

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