To the CICM Forum,
I wanted to express my support for approval of the CICM standard. A common standard for Crypto interfaces is a foundation for improvements in interoperability and reductions in cost of cryptographic solutions. What is helpful to me is a solution approvable for cryptographic interfaces to include High Assurance cryptographic solutions. The fact that the interface is acceptable for High Assurance solutions and implementable in products with lower robustness is credit to the Engineers involved and the group at large. In the mid 1990's the automotive world standardized on "On Board Diagnostics II" (OBD II) interfaces for reading fault indicators from automobiles. This then allowed standardized diagnostics between manufacturers, significantly reducing costs at repair shops and improving equipment available. Today every automobile sold in the world has an OBD-II interface - from the $4000 Tata Nano to the $400,000 Rolls Royce Phantom (not that I take my Rolls just anywhere..). My point being that CICM could likely be applied across the spectrum of crypto solutions just like OBD II has become the standard for automobiles. Mike Ridge
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