Subject: [saag] CFRG report

From: Alexey Melnikov <[email-masked]>
Date: Thu, 21 Nov 2019 12:55:25 +0800

IRTF CFRG met yesterday for 1.5 hours.

We had an update on PAKE selection. The process is not complete, but based on CFRG reviews and Crypto Panel review we narrowed down choices to  4 candidates (2 augmented and 2 balanced) from the initial 8. The next phase of selection started with soliciting more questions from the CFRG mailing list. New timeline was proposed that would last till Vancouver IETF in March 2020.

There were also updates on HPKE and hash-to-curve drafts, as well as a couple of invited presentations on AEADs.

Chairs also received lots of good nominations for Crypto Review Panel for the following 2 years. Chairs have made the decision and will announce new membership next week.