Subject: Re: Last Call: <draft-ietf-curdle-pkix-06.txt> (Algorithm Identifiers for Ed25519, Ed448, X25519 and X448 for use in the Internet X.509 Public Key Infrastructure) to Internet Standard

From: Russ Housley <[email-masked]>
Date: Mon, 25 Sep 2017 15:49:51 -0400

I have reviewed the document, and I believe it is ready for publication.

Russ

> On Sep 25, 2017, at 12:27 PM, The IESG <[email-masked]> wrote:
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> The IESG has received a request from the CURves, Deprecating and a Little
> more Encryption WG (curdle) to consider the following document: - 'Algorithm
> Identifiers for Ed25519, Ed448, X25519 and X448 for use in
>   the Internet X.509 Public Key Infrastructure'
>  <draft-ietf-curdle-pkix-06.txt> as Internet Standard
> 
> The IESG plans to make a decision in the next few weeks, and solicits final
> comments on this action. Please send substantive comments to the
> [email-masked] mailing lists by 2017-10-09. Exceptionally, comments may be
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> Abstract
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>   This document specifies algorithm identifiers and ASN.1 encoding
>   formats for Elliptic Curve constructs using the curve25519 and
>   curve448 curves.  The signature algorithms covered are Ed25519 and
>   Ed448.  The key agreement algorithm covered are X25519 and X448.  The
>   encoding for Public Key, Private Key and EdDSA digital signature
>   structures is provided.
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> The file can be obtained via
> https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/draft-ietf-curdle-pkix/
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> IESG discussion can be tracked via
> https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/draft-ietf-curdle-pkix/ballot/
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> No IPR declarations have been submitted directly on this I-D.
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> The document contains these normative downward references.
> See RFC 3967 for additional information: 
>    rfc5480: Elliptic Curve Cryptography Subject Public Key Information (Proposed Standard - IETF stream)
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