IEEE P1363: Standard Specifications for Public-Key Cryptography

Status Report from May 1998 - August 1998
Submitted by Burt Kaliski

I. Current Status

  P1363 document approved for balloting, P1363a submissions invited.

II. Achievements since last report

  Held regular meetings in June and August. Completed remaining
  writing, agreed to send document to ballot. Received initial submissions
  for P1363a.

III. Plans for next period

  Start P1363 ballot, continue to receive P1363a submissions.

IV. Schedule through RevCom submission

  PAR approved June 1993; balloting in Fall 1998. RevCom submission in
  early 1999. P1363a schedule TBD.

V. Reasons for any change in schedule

  Adjusted per expected balloting schedule.

VI. Key open issues and proposed solutions

VII. Officers of WG (include phones, FAXs, and emails)

  Chair: Burt Kaliski, RSA Laboratories East, 20 Crosby Drive, Bedford,
    MA 01730, (781) 687-7057, fax: (781) 687-7213, burt@rsa.com
  Vice chair: Terry S. Arnold, (800) 608-6029, fax: (619) 279-8893,
    Terry.Arnold@merdan.com
  Secretary: Roger Schlafly, (408) 476-3550, schlafly@cruzio.com
  Treasurer: Michael Markowitz, (847) 405-0500, fax: (847) 405-0506,
    markowitz@infoseccorp.com
  Editor: Yiqun Lisa Yin, (650) 595-7703, fax: (650) 358-2530,
    yiqun@rsa.com

VIII. WG meeting schedule and agenda of next meeting

  11-13 November 1998, Reston, VA
  
  Agenda of next meeting: Approval of agenda; approval of minutes;
  officers' reports; review of P1363 ballot results; presentation and
  discussion of P1363a submissions; meeting schedule.