I also vote FOR independent lengths.

Thanks,

Steve 

> -----Original Message-----
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On 
> Behalf Of David McGrew
> Sent: Tuesday, August 05, 2008 11:51 AM
> To: Alan DeKok
> Cc: emu@ietf.org
> Subject: Re: [Emu] Consensus call on EAP-GPSK key lengths
> 
> Hi Alan,
> 
> I vote FOR independent lengths, because it will promote 
> algorithm agility.
> 
> David
> 
> On Aug 5, 2008, at 3:09 AM, Alan DeKok wrote:
> 
> >  The current draft assumes that key lengths for MAC are the same as 
> > the MAC output length, and states this as a constraint.  
> The counter- 
> > example is AES-CMAC-256, which has a 256 bit key for AES, and a 128 
> > bit output.
> >
> >  The question for the WG is whether or not this is 
> relevant.  The feel 
> > of the room at IETF was that the lengths should be independent.  We 
> > are looking for WG consensus on this issue.
> >
> >  Please respond FOR or AGAINST making the input and output lengths 
> > independent.  This consensus call will last until August 19.
> >
> >  Alan DeKok.
> >
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