Concur with the analysis that 'RSA-OAEP' terminology appears inconsistent
with other acronym usage.


On Wed, Aug 29, 2012 at 4:58 PM, Manger, James H <
[email protected]> wrote:

> > Should SHA1 (and mgf1SHA1) be the default parameters for these
> > algorithms?
>
> We don’t have "algorithm parameters" in JOSE – that is the subject of a
> separate POLL ("Support multiple types for algorithms"). JOSE currently has
> algorithm labels with no parameters.
>
> Consequently this question is really asking one of the following:
>
> Q1. Should RSA OAEP with SHA-1 be defined for use with JOSE? Perhaps
> additionally, should it be mandatory to implement?
> The core of this question is whether SHA-1 is
> cryptographically-compromised enough that we shouldn't use it in new crypto
> specs, or is its widespread-availability more important than any crypto
> weakness?
>
> Q2. Should the label "RSA-OAEP" be used for RSA OAEP with SHA-1?
>
> My answer to Q2 is NO. The "RSA-OAEP" label is inconsistent with other
> JOSE alg names. JWA specifies "HS512", "RS512", "ES512", and "CS512" where
> the Sxxx suffix indicates a hash algorithm. RSA OAEP with SHA-1 could use
> "ROS1" or "ROS160".
>
> --
> James Manger
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of
> > Karen O'Donoghue
> > Sent: Thursday, 30 August 2012 7:30 AM
> > To: [email protected]
> > Subject: [jose] (REDO) POLL: RSA-OAEP/RSA-PSS default parameters
> >
> > Folks,
> >
> > Given the confusion around the original version of this poll, I'd like
> > to try again.
> >
> > The basic question is unchanged, the room count from Vancouver has been
> > corrected, and a clarification regarding the status of SHA1 in the OAEP
> > specification has been added.  For those of you who voted and feel you
> > may have misunderstood the question or voted incorrectly, please feel
> > free to update your answer.
> >
> > Question:
> > Should SHA1 (and mgf1SHA1) be the default parameters for these
> > algorithms?
> > Note:  These are the default parameters specified in RFC 3447, Section
> > A.2.1, and are widely deployed.
> >
> > Room vote:  5 yes, 0 no, 3 discuss
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Karen
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