There might be reason to resurface this discussion but the use of OKP was definitely not the “clear winner” at and around the last meeting. There was not consensus to switch away from AKP in the first place, and the poll that was run on whether to use OKP had a very clear outcome: "Poll - Should OKP be used for PQC KEM Keys: Yes 0 / No 5/ No Opinion 7" from https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/minutes-123-jose-202507241500/. The draft-ietf-jose-pqc-kem published should reflect that outcome as the baseline before any consensus call is made.
On Tue, Sep 16, 2025 at 8:50 AM Tschofenig, Hannes < [email protected]> wrote: > Hi all, > > > > I have read the mailing list discussion around key types in the PQC KEM > draft (draft-ietf-jose-pqc-kem). This might seem like an unexciting detail. > After all, who really cares about the name of the structure in which the > key is embedded? Yet, quite to my surprise, it has turned out that there > are multiple views on the subject. > > > > From what I can see, there is no obvious “clear winner” among the three > candidates (“OKP”, “AKP”, and a new key type). In fact, it is striking how > many different key types we already have in the JOSE ecosystem. > > > > The good news, however, is that whichever option we select, the > implementation effort is minimal. > > > > I would request the chairs to make a consensus call so that we can close > this issue and move on with the draft. > > > > Ciao > > Hannes > > > > > _______________________________________________ > jose mailing list -- [email protected] > To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] > -- _CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This email may contain confidential and privileged material for the sole use of the intended recipient(s). Any review, use, distribution or disclosure by others is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please notify the sender immediately by e-mail and delete the message and any file attachments from your computer. Thank you._
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