IEEE P1363 Study Group for Future Public-key Cryptography Standards

Meeting Minutes (Unapproved)

Thursday, March 8, 2001
MITRE, Bedford, MA

Started around 1:30

Attendance:

Ari Singer, NTRU (Chair)

Mike Brenner, MITRE
David Jablon, Integrity Sciences
Burt Kaliski, RSA Laboratories
David Kravitz, Wave Systems
David Stern, Intel

Handouts:
   Meeting notice and agenda.
   Study Group Meeting Summary (unapproved)
   Study Group Meeting Minutes (unapproved)
   Public-key Cryptography Registry Functional Operating Procedures Slides


      1. Approve study group agenda

MOTION 1: Approve agenda.  Proposed Stern, seconded Kaliski.  Passed by
acclamation.

      2. Approval of August study group minutes and summary

MOTION 2: Approve minutes and summary as amended.  Proposed Brenner,
seconded Stern.  Passed Unanimously.

      3. Update on status of study group

Study group will cease to exist at the end of March.  All decisions should
be made by the end of the month.  Currently the registry is the only item
up for discussion.  Are there any others?  No other items raised.

      4. Update on IEEE support for registry

The IEEE is willing to provide resources to help us maintain the registry. 
There is some precedent with the ITS data registry for this.  Singer has
been waiting to hear back about any additional information they can give
on this.  They sound like they will give us a lot of latitude.

      5. Registry process document

David Stern announced that he is willing to serve as editor of the registry
process document (in whatever form it becomes).

David stern gave a presentation on proposed operating procedures for the
public-key cryptography registry.  Discussions ensued about how the
registry process would work.

The study group agreed that we want to go forward with the registry
process.

Process document may not need to be a standard.  It could simply be
guidelines for the operation of the registry board and P1363 working
group.

The P1363 working group wants to be the filter for submissions.  Once it
leaves the working group, it becomes official.  Need to get in touch with
IEEE to understand the requirements for this.

ACTION: Singer to talk with sponsor and IEEE about starting work on the
process document.  Get answers to questions:

    1) How will payment work?
    2) Do we have to pay to look at the format document?
    3) What are the IEEE restrictions?
    4) Where will it be published?
    5) How must balloting work?  Is there balloting?
    6) Does there have to be a public comment period?  Forever?
    7) Does the WG need to respond to comments on registry entries?

The group looked at the ITS Data Registry (ITS Standard 1489-1999) as a
basis for comparison.  The ITS registry is password protected.  The
format document is a standard (e.g. standard for data dictionary).  There
are operating procedures for the working group (not a standard).  There is
a guide to using registry, which is a standard.

The P1363 working group would like to serve as a moderator for
comments and submissions for the public-key cryptography registry.

ACTION: Singer to try to hold a vote in next week or two on registry
process document intent to begin work.  Ask sponsor about how to
proceed.  Put together a PAR for registry.  Scope would include 3 items ñ
process guidelines for registry, format for entries in registry, registry
(maintenance of the registry is within the scope of the PAR).

ACTION: Stern to review ITS registry for clues for how we will proceed
and put together an outline after Singer has talked to IEEE for process
document.

      6. Discussion about other registry efforts

Covered in section 5.

      7. Discussion about other projects

There are no additional topics to cover for the study group.  There may be
an issue if the vote on the registry cannot be completed before the study
group expires.

      8. P1363 Study Group action items

ACTION: Singer to get PAR ready for registry (this should cover all three
documents).

ACTION: Stern to prepare first strawman draft of process standard for
next meeting.
ACTION: Singer to call for e-vote on process standard if necessary.
ACTION: Singer to ask for an editor for format standard.

         9. Adjourn

MOTION 3: Adjourn.  Proposed Stern, seconded Kaliski.  Passed by
acclamation.