Subject: [Cfrg] Workshop on Directions in Authenticated Ciphers (DIAC)

From: David McGrew <[email-masked]>
Date: Fri, 23 Mar 2012 15:13:09 -0400

Just announced at the FSE 2012 rump session this week: a Workshop on Directions in Authenticated Ciphers (DIAC), July 05 - 06, 2012.   

From <http://hyperelliptic.org/DIAC/>: "Users, starting with a shared secret key, need to protect messages against espionage and against forgery. Dissatisfaction with the security and performance of current approaches has led to calls for a new competition for authenticated ciphers. The purpose of this workshop is to evaluate the state of the art in authenticated encryption and gather community input regarding desired future directions."

This is a research effort, and not a standards effort.  

David