Study Group for Future Public-Key Cryptography Standards

Wednesday, March 15, 2000
Technische Universitaet Berlin
Fachbereich Mathematik


MEETING SUMMARY (unapproved) 

* Reviewed purpose of group (to study potential new standards projects in
public-key cryptography) and criteria for IEEE standards projects

* Discussed potential future projects and submissions:
- Public-Key Validation (Don Johnson)
- New Families (Dan Lieman)
- Advanced Cryptographic Engine (Victor Shoup)
- Password-based Authenticated Key Exchange (David Jablon)

* Discussed possible "registry" of public-key algorithms

* Agreed to draft three Project Authorization Requests for next meeting:
password-based authenticated key exchange (Jablon), new families (Lieman),
registry (Kaliski); other PARs welcome as well.

* Next meeting will be in conjuction with IEEE P1363 June meeting. (Study group
is active from March 15-September 15, 2000.)