Study Group for Future Public-Key Cryptography Standards IEEE P1363 Working Group: Standard Specifications for Public-Key Cryptography MEETING NOTICE Wednesday, May 31, 2000, 8:30 am - 5:00 pm (study group) Thursday, June 1, 2000, 8:30 am - 5:00 pm (P1363 working group) Friday, June 2, 2000, 8:30am-5:00pm (P1363 working group) Sheraton Boston Hotel 39 Dalton St. Boston, MA 02199, USA Tel: +1-617-236-2000 http://www.sheraton.com/cgi/t3.cgi/property.taf?prop=430&lc=en These meetings of the Study Group for Future Public-Key Cryptography Standards and P1363 working group are open to the public. At the study group meeting, we will discuss some future potential projects, entertain presentations on some potential and plan the operation of the study group for its six-month lifetime. All attendees of this meeting are considered to be full voting members of the study group. It is anticipated that there may be some votes at this meeting regarding the approval of Project Authorization Requests to the IEEE and our sponsor. At the P1363 working group meeting, we will review the latest draft of P1363a and work towards the completion of the draft standard. We will review additional materials presented on the topics approved for inclusion into P1363a at the last meeting and determine what material will be included for the next draft of P1363a. Discuss selection criteria for schemes and discuss future plans with P1363a and directly related activities. Please see the IEEE P1363 working group bylaws for membership and voting procedures for the working group. http://grouper.ieee.org/groups/1363/ The meeting host is NTRU. AGENDA WEDNESDAY, MAY 31, 2000 Study Group for Future Public-Key Cryptography Standards 1. Introduction of study group 2. Establish meeting goals and guidelines 3. Update on status of Study Group with sponsor 4. Discuss basic guidelines for scope of a project 5. Discussions about potential future projects 5a) Password-based Authenticated Key Exchange 5b) Public-key Scheme Registry 5c) New Families 5d) Public-key Validation 6. Additional topics 7. Plan future work of the study group 8. Adjourn 5:00 THURSDAY-FRIDAY, June 1-2, 2000 IEEE P1363 Working Group 1. Approval of Agenda 2. Approval of Minutes of March Meeting 3. Officer Reports 4. Update on status of 1363 document 5. Review of P1363a Draft 6. Review of new P1363a material 6a) Arbitrary Finite Fields 6b) Storage-Efficient Basis Conversion Techniques 6c) EPOC and ESIGN 6d) Pintsov-Vanstone Signatures 7. Discussion of inclusion criteria for techniques 8. Discussion of final inclusions to P1363a 9. Discussion of submission process for P1363 working group 10. Discussion of future activities of P1363 working group 11. Adjourn There will be a meeting fee, which will be an IEEE fee of $10 per half-day. (subject to change) MEETING LOCATION The meeting will be held in a conference room at the Sheraton Boston Hotel in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. See http://www.sheraton.com/cgi/t3.cgi/property.taf?prop=430&lc=en for details about the hotel. We have a block of 20 rooms under the name "IEEE" at $189/night, available from Tuesday, May 30th, through Sunday, June 4th. Everyone MUST make reservations by May 15 to get this reduced rate (I think the rack rate is $259) rate; the block will be released on May 15. You can get to/from the Sheraton by public transportation to/from just about anywhere, and is a great location for wandering the restaurants and shops of Newbury St. It is also a 20 minute or so walk (at most! - or 1-2 subway stops) to Fenway park; the Red Sox are home May 30, 31 and June 1 against the KC Royals. All three games are at 7:05/7:30 PM. If people are interested in seeing a baseball game, please e-mail Dan Lieman ( dlieman@ntru.com) or Ari Singer (singerar@pb.com). Perhaps we can get a group together one night. REGISTRATION Although formal registration is not required for IEEE P1363 meetings, for planning purposes, please RSVP to Ari Singer via e-mail at singerar@pb.com or by phone at (203) 924-3465.