[P1619-2] IEEE P1619.2 Sponsor Ballot Invitation open until Dec 13th, 2008
Hi Folks,
The P1619.2 Sponsor Ballot Invitation is now open. If you would like to participate in the P1619.2 Sponsor Ballot, then you need to follow the instructions in this message.
We will also start a second working group ballot on P1619.2 after the next draft comes out.
Cheers,
-Matt
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P1619.2
Title: Standard for Wide-Block Encryption for Shared Storage Media
you must enroll as a member of the ballot group by 13-Dec-2008, 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time.
***** IEEE STANDARD DOCUMENT INFORMATION *****
The IEEE Computer Society Society/Standard for Wide-Block
Encryption for Shared Storage Media invites you to participate in the
New Sponsor Ballot for:
P1619.2
Title: Standard for Wide-Block Encryption for Shared Storage Media
Scope: This standard specifies an architecture for encryption of
data in random access storage devices, oriented towards applications
which benefit from wide encryption-block sizes of 512 bytes and above.
Purpose: This standard specifies an architecture for media
security and enabling components. Wide encryption blocks are well
suited to environments where the attacker has repeated access to
cryptographic communication or ciphertext, or is able to perform
traffic analysis of data access patterns. The standard is oriented
towards fixed-size encryption blocks without data expansion, but
anticipates an optional data expansion mode to resist attacks involving
data tampering.
***** MESSAGE FROM THE WORKING GROUP CHAIR *****
This is the
anticipated follow-up to the successful narrow-block XTS-AES mode,
standardized in IEEE Std 1619-2007 (currently under consideration by
NIST as an Approved Mode of Operation for FIPS 140-2).
P1619.2 includes two wide-block modes: EME2-AES and XCB-AES. Each
mode also has valuable test vectors and implementation advice. Links to
reference implementations in C will be made available from the
siswg.net website.
We expect the sponsor ballot to start within a few weeks after the
invitation period ends, and will be completed by Jan/Feb 2009.
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Thanks!
-Matt
Matt Ball, IEEE P1619.x SISWG Chair
Cell: 303-717-2717
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