Raised PR https://github.com/tireddy2/PQC_JOSE_COSE/pull/18 to replace "OKP" with "AKP" and for further discussion in the WG to pick one.
-Tiru On Wed, 24 Sept 2025 at 12:09, tirumal reddy <[email protected]> wrote: > On Wed, 24 Sept 2025 at 10:29, John Mattsson <john.mattsson= > [email protected]> wrote: > >> Hi, >> >> Tschofenig, Hannes wrote: >> >> >I would like to request that the chairs make a consensus call so that >> we can close this issue and move the draft forward. >> >> >> In Madrid we actually had two polls: >> >> Poll - Should OKP be used for PQC KEM Keys >> >> Yes 0 / No 5/ No Opinion 7 >> >> >> >> Poll - Should we use AKP >> >> Yes 5 / No 1 / No Opinion 10 >> >> >> As suggested by Brian, my expectation is that the authors update the >> draft to reflect this. Then, we can take the discussion from there. >> > > Sure, we will publish the revised draft. > > Cheers, > -Tiru > > >> >> >> Cheers, >> John >> >> >> >> *From: *Filip Skokan <[email protected]> >> *Date: *Tuesday, 23 September 2025 at 15:32 >> *To: *Brian Campbell <[email protected]> >> *Cc: *Tschofenig, Hannes <[email protected]>, [email protected] < >> [email protected]> >> *Subject: *[jose] Re: Suggestion to conclude the key type discussion in >> the PQC KEM draft >> >> +1 to what Brian said. I brought up the same points in July asking for >> the current draft to reflect the outcomes of Polls taken but alas the draft >> is still using OKP that there was never consensus for and shouldn't have >> been switched to - thread starts here >> <https://mailarchive.ietf.org/arch/msg/jose/Rcqv4rDYPh4BT1wm8fLWn02DILo/> >> . >> >> >> >> S pozdravem, >> *Filip Skokan* >> >> >> >> >> >> On Mon, 22 Sept 2025 at 23:24, Brian Campbell <bcampbell= >> [email protected]> wrote: >> >> 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.*_______________________________________________ >> jose mailing list -- [email protected] >> To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] >> >> _______________________________________________ >> jose mailing list -- [email protected] >> To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] >> >
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