> -----Original Message-----
> From: Charles Clancy [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 
> Sent: Monday, August 28, 2006 8:27 PM
> To: [email protected]
> Subject: Re: [Emu] EAP-GPSK: Ciphersuites
> 
> Lots of interesting conversation...
> 
> Being ciphersuite-modular doesn't mean we have to give up all 
> control or write a protocol that would work in every possible 
> case.  I don't see any reason to add optimizations to support 
> CCM/EAX-like primitives when there's no reason to use them in 
> the first place.  Both supporting them and using them adds 
> unnecessary complexity.
> 
> IMHO, the ciphersuites should be AES-CBC with a suitable MAC 
> (I'm flexible here) and HMAC-256, with HMAC-256 mandatory to 
> implement because it would most easily achieve FIPS140-2 
> certification.
> 
> Is there general consensus on this part?  There seems to be 
> more contention on which MAC should be used with an AES-based 
> ciphersuite.

[Joe] I personally would prefer to have a mandatory to implement
encrypting ciphersuite.  I'm also flexible when it comes to which AES
MAC is used, either XCBC or OMAC is fine.


> 
> --
> t. charles clancy, ph.d.  <>  [EMAIL PROTECTED]  <>  www.cs.umd.edu/~clancy
> 
> Joseph Salowey (jsalowey) wrote:
> > Hi Lakshminath,
> > 
> > I have not seen a lot of support for use of CCM/EAX with or without 
> > the optimization of eliminating additional MAC algorithm on 
> the list.  
> > I think it would be useful to understand what the impact is on the 
> > current specification to support ciphers that provide both 
> integrity 
> > protection and encryption without requiring additional MAC 
> algorithms.  
> > Would the current spec need to be modified to support this?  If so, 
> > what modifications are needed?
> > 
> > Thanks,
> > Joe
> > 
> > 
> >>-----Original Message-----
> >>From: Lakshminath Dondeti [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >>Sent: Sunday, August 20, 2006 12:23 AM
> >>To: Hannes Tschofenig; [email protected]
> >>Subject: Re: [Emu] EAP-GPSK: Ciphersuites
> >>
> >>At the expense of generating some confusion, here is my 
> take on this:
> >>
> >>The objection is to having to carry multiple integrity checksums in 
> >>GPSK, if we used the combined mode *and* an integrity algorithm.
> >>
> >>I think CCM is fine for instance, the only catch is that we need to 
> >>make sure and define AAD for CCM carefully to include 
> appropriate data 
> >>into the integrity checksum calculation.
> >>So, once we define CCM as the mode, we shouldn't need
> >>AES-CMAC-128 if encryption is being used.
> >>
> >>I would suggest using CCM and specifying the use of it 
> fully so it can 
> >>be used without misunderstandings.  If you want me to put some time 
> >>into writing that up, let me know.
> >>
> >>cheers,
> >>Lakshminath
> >>
> >>At 10:55 PM 8/20/2006, Hannes Tschofenig wrote:
> >>
> >>>Hi all,
> >>>
> >>>the current version of the document
> >>>http://tools.ietf.org/wg/emu/draft-clancy-emu-eap-shared-secr
> >>
> >>et-01.txt
> >>
> >>>still supports AES-EAX:
> >>>
> >>>   
> >>
> >>+-----------+----+-------------+---------------+------------
> --------+
> >>
> >>>   | CSuite/   | KS | Encryption  | Integrity     | Key 
> >>
> >>Derivation     |
> >>
> >>>   | Specifier |    |             |               | 
> >>
> >>Function           |
> >>
> >>>   
> >>
> >>+-----------+----+-------------+---------------+------------
> --------+
> >>
> >>>   | 0x000001  | 16 | AES-EAX-128 | AES-CMAC-128  |
> >>
> >>GKDF-128           |
> >>
> >>>   
> >>>
> >>
> >>+-----------+----+-------------+---------------+------------
> --------+
> >>
> >>>At the IETF#66 EMU meeting AES CCM was suggested.
> >>>
> >>>Later, it got the impression that AES-CBC was more appreciated. 
> >>>Should we update the draft with AES-CBC?
> >>>
> >>>Ciao
> >>>Hannes
> >>>
> >>>
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